Wassail Cup
1600-1650 (made)
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Standing Cup of turned pearwood, with a silver rim, and fitted with a nest of five tumblers of pearwood similarly mounted with silver.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Turned pearwood, silver |
| Brief description | Standing cup with nest of five dipper cups; turned pearwood and silver; England, 1600-1650 |
| Physical description | Standing Cup of turned pearwood, with a silver rim, and fitted with a nest of five tumblers of pearwood similarly mounted with silver. |
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| Credit line | Given by E. Peter Jones, Esq. |
| Bibliographic reference | Standing Cup of turned pearwood, with a silver rim, and fitted with a nest of five tumblers of pearwood similarly mounted with silver.
Mid-17th century.
From catalogue Cup, H. 8 in., D. 4 ½ in. Tumblers, H. from 4 in. to 2 ¼ in.
(Cup, H. 20.3 cm, D. 11.4 cm. Tumblers, H. from 10.2 cm to 5.7 cm).
Given by E. Peter Jones, Esq.
See 'Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries,' March 11, 1920, and 'Country Life,' 1920, p. 842, fig. 7. |
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| Accession number | W.23-1920 |
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| Record created | July 25, 2007 |
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