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Two-handled cups

Scope note

Term generally applied to vessels, often of silver, having two vertical handles and generally resting on a footed base and sometimes having a cover with a finial. For small two-handled cups typically made of silver and intended for caudle, use "caudle cups."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000198934

Broader Terms used

<cups by form>

Narrower Terms used

depa

Term used for

cups, two-handled

Equivalent Terms used

two-handled cup

Created

13yrs ago

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