Tumbler

A tumbler engraved with a ship wearing a British ensign and pennant with the inscription 'SUCCESS TO THE BERRINGTON'. On the other side is an engraving of a bowl of punch and two glasses placed under a tree. Two sailors are shown, one holding a pipe, with a glass in his other hand and dancing. The other holds a stick and a glass and points to the ship.

The tumbler is made from English lead glass, blown with Dutch wheeel engraving. It has a fluted base and the pontil mark has been removed.

Object Details

ID: GGG0455
Type: Tumbler
Display location: Display - Traders Gallery
Vessels: Berrington (1783)
Date made: circa 1783
Exhibition: Traders: The East India Company and Asia
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 120 mm x x x 100 mm