What-is-it question LXXXV.

[2209patrick]

This cup was made in Germany c.1885.
It is 14 inches (35.6 cm.) high.
What is it called?



Pat.
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[dognose]

Hi Pat,

Wager cup?

trev.
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[2209patrick]

Hello Trev. Yes, it's a wager cup.

The skirt of the woman forms the large cup.
A second cup swings on pivots above the woman.
In order to win the wager you had to drink both cups dry before setting the vessel down.

In a previous What-is-it question we presented a different style of wager cup, a Mill beaker. Check here:
viewtopic.php?t=7325

Pat.
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[Doos]

Hi,

Another theory is that it is a wedding cup, bride and groom needed to drink from the cup simultaneous.
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