Cup

Description
A small cup made out of horn with a silver edged top lip that is marked with hallmarks and a glass base. The horn has brown and white markings and a high gloss finish. There is a shield affixed to the exterior of the cup in the upper half. The shield is engraved with an image of a terrestrial globe with a ship and features wind symbols along the left edge at centre. " SIC PARVIS MAGNA " is engraved on a scroll underneath the globe.
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Production place
England/London
Production period
1870s
Classification
Food Service T&E/Food T&E/T&E For Materials
Collection
Jenkins-Drake
Credit line
The arms on the side of this cup, a terrestrial globe with a ship as the crest , are those granted to Sir Francis Drake by Queen Elizabeth I in 1581.
Accession number
A84.002
Collection type
Social History
Material
Horn
Natural Plastic
Plastic
Glass
Silver
Metal

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