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Record 1 1986-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

In English silver; a variety of tankard.

OBS

It was so named because the inside was fitted with a row of pegs, one above another from top to bottom ... Each person drank the distance between each peg as the tankard was passed around. It was introduced during the third quarter of the 17th century.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
OBS

La chope est un récipient à boire de la bière, de même forme que la chopine mais sans capacité précisée.

Spanish

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