Description
Heading : Roemer Wine Glass
Date : 1680
Period : Second half 17th century
Origin : Netherlands or Germany but the style is more typically Dutch
Colour : Green tinted with some bubbles and inclusions
Bowl : Cup. engraved with fruiting vine
Stem : Open. hollow with applied raspberry prunts
Foot : Fused coiled glass thread
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Soda
Size : 4 1/2 inches with 1 3/4 inch rim and 2 1/4 inch foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 67 grams
Roemen in old Dutch translates as “celebrate” or “boast”. Roemers were made in Germany to supply the Dutch market. but this shape is attributed to local rather than imported producers. The foot was produced by trailing a thread of molten glass around a conical core. Unlike later examples this is thus ribbed on both external and internal surfaces. You will find this very shape of glass in many still life paintings by Dutch masters. The prunts were applied to facilitate a better grip when eating and drinking with greasy fingers.
An Illustrated Dictionary of Glass By Harold Newman – Page 264.
Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 63 and 84.
Antique Coloured Glass By Keith Middlemas – Page 16.
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