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Source Description
This cup in the shape of a woman with an elaborate dress who holds up a smaller cup on a pivot is an amusing curiosity. It is a traditional German marriage cup of the period. The husband drank from the skirt, filled with strong drink, while the bride drank from the pivot cup. The cup could not be put down until drained.
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Document identity
localId
2617
label
Marriage Cup in the Form of a Lady
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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2617
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object
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normalized
title
Marriage Cup in the Form of a Lady
description
This cup in the shape of a woman with an elaborate dress who holds up a smaller cup on a pivot is an amusing curiosity. It is a traditional German marriage cup of the period. The husband drank from the skirt, filled with strong drink, while the bride drank from the pivot cup. The cup could not be put down until drained.
provenance
Julius Böhler, München [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by anonymous gift and purchase.
date
1620-1650 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
cups (drinking vessels)
vessels
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Source extras
med
partially gilded silver
creator_ids
15369
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
1994
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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dcf60a6786818cb9