Cup
- Object Name:
- Cup
- Object ID:
- 1972.519.21
- Description:
- Cup or Goblet or mortar. Wood, turned. Medium brown, fine-grained. "QUASSIN Cup" written in ink on side just below top rim. Tall chalice with short stem and turned foot. Wall thickness is 0.6".
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-5.5 Dia-2.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Quassin is wood from a South America tree that is supposed to have medical properties. According to Gould, it was discovered by a Negro by the name of Quassin. Quassin cups were to be used by filling them with water, the water therefore to contain medical value.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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