Davenport Patent Rummer with Patent Mark c1810

Description

Heading : Georgian Davenport patent glass rummer
Period : George III
Date : c1810
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : A cup bowl with a band of acid etched floral decoration
Stem : Bobbin
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Polished with patent mark
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 11.2cm tall with a 9.8cm bowl and an 8.8cm foot   
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 295 grams

Additional Information : This technique of decoration was patented by John Davenport. Davenport’s father died when he was only six years old and as such began work early in life soon to become a banker. He then came upon an opportunity to become Thomas Wolfe’s partner at a china works in Liverpool. He spent 9 years with Wolfe before opening his own company in 1794. Brindley’s Longport Pottery. this of course ended his partnership with Wolfe. By the 1840’s Davenport employed over 1.500 people producing tablewares and glass. The technique of decorating glass in imitation of engraving or etching was patented in1806.