Rummer

Large rummer with a round funnel bowl and air twist stem with three twists. The stem has a collar at the top and bottom and the rummer has a domed and folded foot with a pontil mark. The bowl is wheel-engraved with the port side view of a warship inscribed: 'H.M.S. SCIPION' and the bust portrait of a naval officer facing three-quarters left within a circular, beaded border. Below the latter is inscribed: 'CAPTAIN JAMES JOHNSON'.

Object Details

ID: GGG0147
Type: Rummer
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Scipion (HMS)
Date made: Late 19th century
People: Johnson, James
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Jacobs Collection
Measurements: Overall: 338 x 205 mm