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Cup

Name for a drinking vessel that was already used in late antiquity for drinking wine or as a showpiece. The name is derived from the Italian "boccale" (orally, with the mouth). A goblet-like bowl is placed on the protruding base, which is often fitted with a hinged lid. Cups were made from various materials such as wood, clay, glass and metal. Particularly precious pieces were made of gold and silver, decorated with reliefs and paintings, and adorned with precious stones, mirror fragments and bubbles.

Volumes

There were no standardised dimensions, but there were typical volumes. The drinking goblets used for their intended purpose usually held between 0.1 and 0.3 litres, while guild goblets or representative vessels held up to several litres. Particularly large showpieces such as council goblets or showpieces could even hold 5 to over 20 litres, but were usually only used for ceremonial purposes. In many goldsmiths' guilds, the production of a goblet was one of the requirements for a masterpiece; in Nuremberg, for example, a columbine goblet (plant) was prescribed from 1531.

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