What-is-it question LXXI.

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What-is-it question LXXI.

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These British cups were made around 1691.
The stand 4 inches (10cm.) high.
By what two names are they known?

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What-is-it question LXXI

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ox-eye or college cups
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Yes and yes.
Ox-eye refers to the shape of the handles.
College Cup is used because most surviving examples belong to colleges.

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when I saw the picture, I was truly moooooved by their beauty
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