Engraved Georgian Rummer c1821

Description

Heading : Engraved Georgian rummer
Period : George IV – c1821
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Bucket 0 engraved with palm tree and alter along with CR DIED AUG T 7 1821 and dove
Stem : Capstan with an angular and a blade knop
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Star cut
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  Height 13.1cm. bowl 8.2
Condition : Thr stem haas been broken below the upper knop. This has been pinned to a later stem section and foot
Restoration : There is a Victorian old repair pin inside the stem
Weight: 235 grams

The care taken to keep damaged items in usable condition is a dying art. We all remember Grandma darning socks and sewing patches on jumpers. The greatest exponents of “mend and make do” have to be the Icelandic people. On a visit to Rekjavik I was amazed at the standard and extent of repairs made to prized but delicate objects on show in the national museum. Early Chinese porcelain repaired with horse hair and glue. glasses stapled with fine strands of twisted willow and fish bones. blankets made from generations on knitware. Necessity demanded ingenuity.

In this case it is clear that this glass was prized by the owner who commissioned the repair.