# Berkemeyer

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*Still life with blackberry pie*, a painting by [Willem Heda](/source/Willem_Heda) showing a berkemeyer lying on its side and a standing [rummer](/source/Rummer).

A **Berkemeyer** is a drinking glass with a wide, flared bowl, dating from 15th-century [Germany](/source/Germany) and the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands), and still made today.[1][2] They have a characteristic green or yellow colour caused by iron impurities in the sand used for glass production. The thick, hollow stem is covered with [prunts](/source/Prunt) providing a secure grip for hands greasy from feasting, similar to the [Römer](/source/Rummer).

Berkemeyers were originally carved from [birch](/source/Birch) tree branches (*berkemei*)[3] and were provided with lids. The prunts on the stems of glasses reminded drinkers of the rough bark of the wooden beakers, hence the association. They were frequently depicted in [still lifes](/source/Still_life) of table settings by the [Dutch masters](/source/Dutch_masters) in the 17th and 18th centuries.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

*Jongen met glas en tinnen kan (between 1625 and 1628) [Frans Hals](/source/Frans_Hals)*

		- Engraving by [Anna Roemers Visscher](/source/Anna_Visscher) (1646)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BERKEMEYER_1-0)** ["Berkemeyer"](https://www.cmog.org/content/berkemeyer). *The Corning Museum of Glass*. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Allen, Peter. ["Glass Top stoves"](https://onthegas.org/cookware/best-cookware-glass-top-stoves-reviews-2017). Retrieved 12 February 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Hartshorne, Albert. [*Old English Glasses: An Account of Glass Drinking Vessels in England, from Early Times to the End of the Eighteenth Century*](https://books.google.com/books?id=mOAwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA47). p. 47.

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