ECS-S.11:1-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.11:1-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Strangers' Cup
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Strangers' Cup (College or Ox-eye cup) one of a pair
Comments
These plain globular double-handled cups are known as strangers' cups or ox-eye cups. This traditional form of drinking vessel is most often associated with the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge University.
These examples are engraved with the arms of Eton College, in Charles II heraldic-style surrounds. The two small ring handles are hollow.
College or Ox-Eye Cups, also called 'Grace' cups in 1772 inventory and 'Beer Mug' in Christopher Hussey.
These examples are engraved with the arms of Eton College, in Charles II heraldic-style surrounds. The two small ring handles are hollow.
College or Ox-Eye Cups, also called 'Grace' cups in 1772 inventory and 'Beer Mug' in Christopher Hussey.
Other number
11A
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 171mm
Inscription description
Lions head erased
Britannia mark
Date mark: 1698
Maker's mark: Samuel Hood
Britannia mark
Date mark: 1698
Maker's mark: Samuel Hood
Material
silver
Physical description
Plain globular double handle cup (College or Ox-eye cup) engraved with the arms of Eton College in Charles II heraldic style surrounds.
The two small ring handles hollow, the lip and base moulded.
The two small ring handles hollow, the lip and base moulded.
Production
Person
Hood, Samuel (Silversmith)
Date
1698
History and association
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.11, pl VII)
• Hussey, C. Eton College, 2nd Ed., 1926 (p. 132, pl. 12)
• Hussey, C. Eton College, 2nd Ed., 1926 (p. 132, pl. 12)
