Caudle Cup and Cover

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Gallery 100, American Art, first floor (Buck Gallery)

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Caudle Cup and Cover

1661

Artist/maker unknown, English

Caudle, a drink popular in the late seventeenth century, was made of warm ale or wine mixed with bread or gruel, eggs, sugar, and spices. Bellied cups such as this one were popular in England during the reign of Charles II (1660-1685). The deeply chased floral decoration is typical of that on the more elaborate, and thus costly, cups of the period. The flat finial on the lid permitted the cover to double as a stand and provided a visible place for an engraved coat of arms.

Gallery 100, American Art, first floor (Buck Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Caudle Cup and Cover

Date:

1661

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, English

Medium:

Silver

Dimensions:

Including handles: 6 5/16 × 9 × 6 5/16 inches (16 × 22.9 × 16 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986

Accession Number:

1986-26-219a,b

Geography:

Made in England, Europe

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