A Quart Capacity Acts Of Union Commemorative Engraved Glass Rummer c1805

Description

Heading : A Very Large Acts Of Union Commemorative Engraved Glass Rummer
Period : George III
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear . good grey hue
Bowl : Incurved bucket. Engraved with an English rose and rose bud transitioning onto a thistle and then shamrocks
Stem : Capstan with medial blade knop
Foot : Low conical
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  19cm height.  13cm diameter bowl. 9.6cm diameter foot 
Condition : Very good. no chips or cracks some light scratches inside the base of the bowl
Restoration : None 
Weight:  790grams 

This could be a small serving rummer that would be used to replenish the glasses on many with the aid of a toddy lifter. We believe this to be a simply a large rummer. Quart tankards were commonplace throughout the 18th and early 19th century. the first age of lavish consumption. A quart is still a legal measure of beer in public houses. however too few have beer glasses large enough other than the standard ‘yard’ glass which holds two and a half pints and are rarely used other than for wagers and special occasions.