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.
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.
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Object Details
ID: | GGG0455 |
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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 |