The unusual wear, large foot, fussy tooling, and weight suggest this may be a later piece or a twenthieth-century reproduction.

Decoration consisting of a gather around the base of the vessel, which has been drawn upward in four or more projections with rounded ends. Lily-pad decoration was introduced to America by German glassworkers. It became popular in New England, New York, and New Jersey in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. This piece is probably a late example of lily-pad glass, though there is also the possibility that it might be a reproduction crafted for the collector's market.

The meaning of the depiction of the hanging on the base of the rummer is a mystery; the only similar example found is a mid-18th century engraved goblet commemorating the hanging of Admiral Byng in 1757 (see publications).

Known as the three faces pattern, the design was patented by John Ernest Miller in 1878. The face is supposedly that of his wife.

These 19th-century bank are each different, an individual creation of the glassblower and not standard production. While such banks may have been intended for use, it would have been necessary to break them in order to remove the coins. Thus it is more likely that they were gifts and solely for display. Most of these banks are associated with New England, and this is why they are often attributed to the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company or the New England Glass Company. Only a relatively small number are known, although comparable examples can be found in collections at the Corning Museum of Glass.