Rummer Engraved with Highlander Taking Snuff
Date1800 - 1820
Object NameRummer
Mediumlead glass
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall: Height: 25.3 cm
Base: Diameter: 13 cm
Rim: Diameter: 18.1 cm
Base: Diameter: 13 cm
Rim: Diameter: 18.1 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1981 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
CopyrightOut of copyright
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG001126
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The engraving on this rummer was probably made in the early nineteenth century, when there was an upswing in interest in Scottish culture thanks to King George IV's visit to Edinburgh in 1822, and the novels of Sir Walter Scott.
mid 19th Century
1760 - 1770
1720 - 1740
1760 - 1770
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1775 - 1785
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1790 - 1805
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1775 - 1785
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