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Marriage Cup in the Form of a Lady
(Baroque Europe )
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
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Julius Böhler, München [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by anonymous gift and purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1971-1972 | World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Germany, Munich (Place of Origin)
Measurements
6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift and museum purchase, 1963
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1939