What is a rummer glass?

A rummer is a capacious drinking vessel designed for heavy table use during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. These pieces typically feature wide bowls and short, sturdy stems supported by circular or square lemon squeezer feet.

How do I identify a Jacobite glass?

Jacobite glasses display clandestine political symbols such as roses, oak leaves, or specific mottos connected to the exiled Stuart cause. Engravers often added these emblems secretly onto plain, air twist, or multi-spiral stems during the Georgian period.

What makes an air twist stem?

An air twist stem contains elongated spirals of tiny air bubbles trapped inside the clear metal during formation. Glassmakers manipulated the hot material by pulling and twisting it before the vessel cooled completely.

How should I display antique goblets?

These drinking glasses require stable shelving with adequate space to prevent accidental impacts between wide foot bases. Indirect natural light helps reveal the subtle details of wheel engraving and the clarity of the lead crystal.