SOLD – Dutch Roemer Wine Glass c1670

Description

Heading : Roemer wine glass
Date : 1660-1680 according to Henkes methodology
Period : Second half 17th century
Origin : Netherlands or Germany but the style is more typically Dutch
Colour : Clear green tinted with some bubbles and inclusions
Bowl :  Tulip
Stem : Hollow with two rows of applied raspberry prunts
Foot : Fused coiled glass thread
Pontil : Snapped  
Glass Type : Soda
Size : 4 ¾ inches with 2 1/8 inch rim and 1 ¾ inch foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight: 60 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.

References : The History of Glass By Dan Klein and Ward Lloyd – Page 137.

Glass Source Book By Jo Marshall – Page 65.

An Illustrated Dictionary of Glass By Harold Newman – Page 264.

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 63 and Page 84.