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Date : approx. between 1610 and 1615
Material : Silver, Gilded silver, Enamel
Acquisition : Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan (1917)
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Objet(s) d'Art
Dishes
Vitrine : V03
Area related
Augsbourg (Germany)
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| Description |  |
These vessels were also known as marriage cups, a reference to the custom of pouring wine into both the up-ended hollow skirt of the maiden and the suspender beaker she holds. The groom was required to drain the liquid in the skirt to the last drop, while de bride drank the contents of the beaker.
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