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[[File:Roemer Waldglas.jpg|thumb|A Römer with impressed prunts on the stem.]]
A '''prunt''' is a small blob of [[glass]] fused to another piece of glass.  Prunts are applied primarily as decoration, but also help provide a firm grip in the absence of a handle.<ref>[http://www.cmog.org/dynamic.aspx?id=262#p The Corning Museum of Glass, Glass Dictionary: Prunt]</ref>  Prunts may be impressed into decorative shapes, such as [[raspberries]], [[blackberries]], or [[lion|lion's heads]].
Prunts are a common stylistic element in [[Germany|German]] [[glassware]], such as the [[rummer]] and [[Berkemeyer]] styles of drinking glass.<gallery>
File:Germany, late 15th century - Tall Beaker with Prunts (Stangenglas) - 1991.15 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif|Stangenglas Tall Beaker with Prunts, Germany late 15th century
File:A Post Medieval glass fragment of a vessel – Roemer with pulled prunts (beaker) (AD1500-1620). (FindID 189264).jpg|Glass fragment of Roemer with pulled prunts (beaker), between 1500 and 1620
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==Notes==
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== References ==
* {{cite web|access-date=September 22, 2009|
url=http://www.cmog.org/dynamic.aspx?id=262#p|
title=Glass Dictionary: Prunt|
work=The Corning Museum of Glass}}</references>
* {{cite web|
access-date=March 20, 2005|
url=http://www.saint-gobain.com/en/html/presse/dossier_6.asp|
title=Packaging: The prunt|
work=Saint Gobain|
archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050409090222/http://www.saint-gobain.com/en/html/presse/dossier_6.asp|
archive-date=April 9, 2005|
url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|access-date=March 20, 2005|
url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050222053434/http://memories-in-glass.com:80/p.htm|
title=Glass information and glassware education|
work=Abby Robinson}}
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