Spout Cup
John Edwards
1700–1725 · Silver · The American Wing
One of the specialized forms of drinking vessels produced in late seventeenth-century America was the spout cup. The long, narrow, sharply curved spout enabled a child or bedridden adult to sip more easily from the cup, the handle of which was placed at right angles to the spout to assist the server. On this example tooth marks are evident around the open end. This cup belonged to Elizabeth Greenleaf, who is thought to have been the first female apothecary in America.
- Artist
- John Edwards
- Date
- 1700–1725
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
