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Fuddling Cup

Dateca. 1680

OriginEurope, Germany (probably)

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)

DimensionsOL: 5 1/4"; OW: 4 15/16"; OH: 3 13/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1964-447

DescriptionFuddling cup: Three individual baluster-shaped cups with rolled foot rings, joined together at their waists, each with two vertical loop handles that intertwine with the neighboring handle. The vessel is covered in a white tin glaze and decorated in a cobalt blue floral pattern on each cup. Each cup has one handle covered completely in cobalt blue, while the other features blue stipes over the white ground. Each cup also has a thin blue band around the neck and just above the foot.
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