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Roemer
engraving: attributed to Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher (1594–1649), glass with diamond-point engraving, c. 1625–1650
A roemer is a wine glass. It has a taller, more slender stem than a Berkemeyer, and a convex bowl. Large examples were passed from person to person when a toast was drunk. The Latin inscription on this glass is derived from the Roman poet Terence and roughly translates as: ‘This is how I treat my friends’. In other words: I share a glass with those I consider to be friends.
- Artwork typeroemer
- Object numberBK-NM-10754-50
- Dimensionsheight 23.0 cm, diameter 13.0 cm, diameter 10.0 cm
- Physical characteristicshelder, donkergroen glas met diamantgravure