Glass tumbler from shipwreck

Decorated glass tumbler, with the base slightly narrower than the top. There is a border with pigmented flowers and incised grooves. The some of the flower pattern is yellow.

The tumbler is from the wreck of an unidentified merchantman circa 1780-1815, found in the South Edinburgh Channel, Thames Estuary.

Object Details

ID: REL0679
Collection: Relics
Type: Tumbler
Display location: Not on display
Date made: ca.1780
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 95 x 80 mm