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One of a Pair of Covered Confinement Cups Drinking Glass And Cover, ca. 1760

This is a drinking glass and cover. It is dated ca. 1760 and we acquired it in 2021. Its medium is lead glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Beatrice Taplin.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (overall, each): 24.1 × 10.8 cm (9 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Along the top rim of one of a pair: "HET WELVAAREN VAN DE KRAAMVROUW EN 'T KINDTJE" ("To the well-being of the new mother and the child.")

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One of a Pair of Covered Confinement Cups Drinking Glass And Cover, ca. 1760; lead glass; H x diam. (overall, each): 24.1 × 10.8 cm (9 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.); Gift of Beatrice Taplin; 2021-9-9-a,b

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