Two wager cups in the shape of a cannon

anonymous, 1589

A wager cup (also termed a ‘drink-up’) is so-called because the user could not set it down when it was full and thus had to drain it. Wager cups wame in all shapes and forms, among them these fragile cannons.

  • Artwork typesturzbecher
  • Object numberBK-NM-4821
  • Dimensionsheight 9 cm x length 33.5 cm x depth 7.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicssteengoed met kobaltblauw

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Two wager cups in the shape of a cannon
    • Drinking vessel (Stürzbecher) in the shape of a cannon

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-4821

  • Description

    Stortebeker (drinkuit) van steengoed in de vorm van een kanon of kartouw. Gedeeltelijk bedekt met kobaltblauw. Aan de achterzijde van het kanon het opschrift 'IESVS CHRISTVS' en de datum '1589'. De druif met decoratieve banden. Raeren.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘IESVS CHRISTVS’
    • date: ‘1589’

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, Raeren

  • Dating

    1589

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    steengoed met kobaltblauw

  • Dimensions

    height 9 cm x length 33.5 cm x depth 7.5 cm

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  • Two wager cups in the shape of a cannon
  • Two wager cups in the shape of a cannon
  • Two wager cups in the shape of a cannon
  • Two wager cups in the shape of a cannon