Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York, Scribner · leaf 141
64. The Burleigh Cup(1684) Height, 22; s inches. Weight, gB% 01.At St. Johns College, Cambridge. From Cambridge Plate Catalogue A large goblet-shaped cup on a baluster stem was intro-duced in the early part of the seventeenth century, and con-tinued in vogue for about seventy-five years. They… … No. 65. A Nest of Tumbler-cups (1688) In the seventeenth century these quaint little drinking-cups were first made, and became popular in the colleges.The bottom was heavy and rounded, so that the cup wouldrock at the touch, but right itself eventually — hence thename tumbler. It was the custom to…
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