Rummer

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Not on view

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The heavy, stepped foot of this vessel and its engraved decoration suggest it was purchased by George Washington in the 1790s. The Washingtons likely used it to serve claret at Mount Vernon. Rummers derived their name from the German drinking glass known as a "roemer," which featured a large bowl.

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Date1790-1800

Geography Made - England

Medium/TechniqueGlass

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 in. x 3 7/16 in. x 3 7/16 in. (13.97 cm x 8.74 cm x 8.74 cm) Other (base): 2 3/8 in. x 2 7/16 in. (6.05 cm x 6.2 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, 1957

Object numberW-2110

DescriptionColorless lead glass rummer; blown ovoid bowl with collar below; solid pressed base comprised of eight sided spreading stem with beveled edges on square foot with cut and polished sides; wheel engraved border around the top of the bowl consisting of a horizontal band of alternating stars and polished ovals, enclosed within parallel lines and zigzag lines; wheel engraved stars dispersed around body of bowl; thirteen cut flutes around base of bowl.
Published ReferencesWilliam Armstrong, "Some New Washington Relics. I. From the Collection of Mrs. B.W. Kennon," The Century Magazine 40/1 (May 1890): 22.

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