Rummer

Giant rummer with a lipped round funnel bowl, the stem with a hollow and lobed knop with an annulated knop below. It has a domed and folded foot. The rummer is wheel-engraved with a port side view of a warship inscribed: 'H.M.S. ORION' and the bust portrait of a naval officer facing three-quarter left, inscribed: 'CAPTAIN SIR JAMES SAUMAREZ.'

Object Details

ID: GGG0146
Type: Rummer
Display location: Not on display
Date made: Late 19th century
People: Saumarez, James
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Jacobs Collection
Measurements: Overall: 305 x 255 mm