Summary
By Terry Kovel
THE WEDDING CUP that looks like a woman holding a swiveling cup above her head is showing up at modern wedding celebrations. The cup is used for a toast and as a trial for the bride and groom.See the full content of this document
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Traditional Cup for Newlyweds Antiques and Collecting
According to tradition, the earliest swivel cups were made in about 1450 in Nuremberg, Germany. A wealthy nobleman disapproved of his daughter's choice of a husband, a goldsmith. The father had the goldsmith sent to a dungeon, but the girl became ill, and he...
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