Rummer
ca. 1820
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A large glass rummer on a short stem with ball knop and plain circular foot. The bowl is engraved with a scene from Burns' poem 'Tam O'Shanter', a portrait of the poet Robert Burns above a cap and swag inscribed CALEDONIA with thistle and rose, and a small panel depicting Burns' cottage at Alloway, South Ayrshire where the poet was born on 25th January 1759. A large cartouche engraved with PRESENTED BY BROTHER JOHN COLLINGWOOD TO THE CALEDONIAN SOCIETY JANY 25th 1821, was probably engraved at a later date than the production date, and by someone less skilled than the engraver who did the decoration.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, cast, wheel-engraved |
| Brief description | Glass rummer, engraved with a scene from Tom O'Shanter and a portrait of Robert Burns, inscription dated 25th January 1821, North East England (possibly Newcastle), ca 1820. |
| Physical description | A large glass rummer on a short stem with ball knop and plain circular foot. The bowl is engraved with a scene from Burns' poem 'Tam O'Shanter', a portrait of the poet Robert Burns above a cap and swag inscribed CALEDONIA with thistle and rose, and a small panel depicting Burns' cottage at Alloway, South Ayrshire where the poet was born on 25th January 1759. A large cartouche engraved with PRESENTED BY BROTHER JOHN COLLINGWOOD TO THE CALEDONIAN SOCIETY JANY 25th 1821, was probably engraved at a later date than the production date, and by someone less skilled than the engraver who did the decoration. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of an anonymous charitable trust |
| Production | Possibly engraved by James Watson of Newcastle, see Engraved Glass from North East England reference. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Engraved Glass from North East England, 1800-1860, The Ian Robertson Collection, Delomosne and Son Ltd, No.19. |
| Other number | 9122 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | C.4-2019 |
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| Record created | October 16, 2013 |
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