Rummer

Rummer commemorating the Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759. It has a bucket bowl and an opaque, white-twist stem (single tape of ten threads enclosing three plain bands). It has a plain conical foot and pontil mark and is wheel-engraved with two warships and a representation of Britannia. The bowl is inscribed: 'SUCCESS TO THE FLEET 1759'.

Object Details

ID: GGG0132
Type: Rummer
Display location: Not on display
Events: Seven Years' War: Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759
Date made: 20th century
People: Hawke, Edward
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Jacobs Collection
Measurements: Overall: 130 x 76 mm