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Rummer
Large rummer with a round funnel bowl and air twist stem with three twists. The stem has a collar at the top and bottom and the rummer has a domed and folded foot with a pontil mark. The bowl is wheel-engraved with the port side view of a warship inscribed: 'H.M.S. SCIPION' and the bust portrait of a naval officer facing three-quarters left within a circular, beaded border. Below the latter is inscribed: 'CAPTAIN JAMES JOHNSON'.
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Object details
| ID: | GGG0147 |
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| Type: | Rummer |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Scipion (HMS) |
| Date made: | Late 19th century |
| People: | Johnson, James |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Jacobs Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 338 x 205 mm |