Spout Cup, 1700–1725, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 3 9/16 x 4 5/16 in. (9 x 11 cm

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Spout Cup, 1700–1725, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 3 9/16 x 4 5/16 in. (9 x 11 cm); 5 oz. 16 dwt. ( g), Silver, John Edwards (ca. 1671–1746), One of the specialized forms of drinking vessels produced in late seventeenth-century America was the spout cup. The long, narrow, sharply curved spout enabled a child or bedridden adult to sip more easily from the cup, the handle of which was placed at right angles to the spout to assist the server

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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