Better Gutenberg
Free, beautifully formatted public-domain ebooks

Collecting Old Glass, English and Irish

by J. H. Yoxall

57 of 99 · Contents · Download EPUB

4 Rummers and Mugs

There were three shapes of rummers used, one goblet shape, one on a tall stem, and one on a stem which is also a base: sometimes the base of an old rummer is square. The first of these three shapes has a baluster stem, the second a plain round, spiral, or cut stem.

Fine mugs, with handles, imitating contemporary old silverware, are found; the mugs show something of a stem (see, page 7). Often they are engraved with the initials of their first owner, and sometimes are dated also. Fine double-handled mugs, like loving-cups, exist.

← Back to Collecting Old Glass, English and Irish

Scroll to Top