Roemer

Unknown

probably late 17th–early 18th century · Glass · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This roemer is a very appealing piece complements two outstanding examples of Dutch seventeenth-century roemers (04.24 and 27.185.236) of massive scale and top level craftsmanship. It is a comparative piece of more pedestrian manufacture and size more appropriate to daily use. Seen alongside a related goblet in the Museum's collection (27.185.213), this provides a complete gamut of scale graduations typical for this type of drinking vessel. From design and technique, this roemer is typical of Dutch, late seventeenth-, early eighteenth-century production, however a revival of taste for this type of object in the late nineteenth century heralded production of pastiche pieces, including catalogued works of this scale.

Artist

Unknown

Date

probably late 17th–early 18th century

Medium

Glass

Culture

Dutch

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Claudia B. and Guy L. Scalzi, 2015