TUMBLER

J. S. Heald (w.1800-1820)
Baltimore, Maryland
1800-1820
Silver
HOA: 3 1/4"
Gift of Frank L. Horton (2024.161)

Tumblers - generally smaller and more rounded than beakers - held a wide range of beverages.  Visitors to Thomas Jefferson's (1743-1826) home Monticello in Albemarle County, Virginia, wrote of being served wine, cider, and ale in small silver cups.

 

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