Cup
1778-80 (made)
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This type of glass is a confinement cups. These were presented to mothers at the end of their confinement after giving birth. They were used for serving 'kandeel' to the young mother and guests. This was a restorative mixture of wine, egg yolks, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and lemon peel. Such cups are often decorated with scenes of childbirth. This example shows the arms of Jan George Matthes and Maria Wernier of Amsterdam who were engaged on 3rd April 1778 and whose first child was born on 28th May 1779.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cut and wheel-engraved glass |
| Brief description | Cup, Northern Netherlands, cut and wheel-engraved in Amsterdam by Jacob Sang, 1778-80 |
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| Credit line | Wilfred Buckley Collection |
| Production | Jan George Matthes and Maria Wernier were engaged on 3rd April 1778 and had their first child on 28th May 1779. (info Anna Lameris from Amsterdams Gemeente Archief: letter 18th March 1994) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This type of glass is a confinement cups. These were presented to mothers at the end of their confinement after giving birth. They were used for serving 'kandeel' to the young mother and guests. This was a restorative mixture of wine, egg yolks, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and lemon peel. Such cups are often decorated with scenes of childbirth. This example shows the arms of Jan George Matthes and Maria Wernier of Amsterdam who were engaged on 3rd April 1778 and whose first child was born on 28th May 1779. |
| Other number | 8865 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.649-1936 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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