What-is-it question LXXI.

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What-is-it question LXXI.

Postby 2209patrick » Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:17 pm

These British cups were made around 1691.
The stand 4 inches (10cm.) high.
By what two names are they known?

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What-is-it question LXXI

Postby kerangoumar » Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:33 pm

ox-eye or college cups
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Postby 2209patrick » Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:03 pm

Yes and yes.
Ox-eye refers to the shape of the handles.
College Cup is used because most surviving examples belong to colleges.

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What-is-it question LXXI.

Postby kerangoumar » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:50 pm

when I saw the picture, I was truly moooooved by their beauty
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