English rummer from the late 18th century

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Item number: 340234

Description: Height 13.5 cm.
Earlier when England had colonies in the Caribbeans, rum was imported in large quantities. In the Caribbean it was made from sugar canes.

The glass is made like a tip glass with a big nice button under the cuppa.
The foot is added and made with a glass makers pole and not made in a wooden spoon.
There are beautiful visible marks in the glass from when the cuppa and foot was made.

The glass is sharply broken by the underneath.

Item number: 2718