England, London / 1677
Two-Handled Cup
Two-Handled Cup
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Two-Handled Cup as silver (England, London · 1677).
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
This two-handled cup is accompanied by a lid. See cover record.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this silver as silver and silver gilt.
The museum's collection notes: Due to its size and ornament, this vessel may have functioned as a caudle-cup, containing a mixture of ale or wine and bread, oatmeal, eggs, sugar, and spices that was given to women after childbirth to help them regain their strength. The scrolling foliage and exotic birds along the exterior of this cup were likely based on prints circulating in the 1600s. The reclining female figures capping the handles and the acanthus bud finial on the accompanying lid recall common architectural motifs.
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