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Rummer

Date1790-1810

OriginEngland

MediumLead glass

DimensionsOH: 3 7/8" OD: 2 5/8" (at rim); 1 3/4" (at square foot)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2008-53,2

DescriptionRummer: Colorless lead glass, blown with pressed foot, cut and engraved. Cup-shaped bowl with a fire-polished rim and collar at bottom, mounted on a solid, pressed square foot with a spreading round stem. Polished pontil, slightly domed. The side is engraved with a large foliate initial "N" (presumably for Nivison). Above the initial is an engraved border consisting of a single horizontal line and repeating vertical ellipses that alternate with a small stylized flower motif. The lower portion of the bowl is cut with flutes. One of a pair with 2008-53,1.
Label TextThese glasses have a family history of use by Col. John Nivison (1760-1820) a prominent citizen of Norfolk, Virginia.
InscribedFoliate "N"
ProvenanceSource: Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Whittemore, 1415 Wilton Lane, Virginai Beach, Virginia 23451

Family History of use by Colonel John Nivison (1760-1820) of Norfolk, Virginia. They descended to the current owner through the family of his son-in-law, Governor Littleton Waller Tazewell (1774-1860).