There are 16 other images of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

Object Timeline

  • We acquired this object.

2021

2022

2025

  • You found it!

Drinking Glasses And Covers, Pair of Covered Confinement Cups, ca. 1760

This is a drinking glasses and covers. It is dated ca. 1760. Its medium is lead glass. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Gift of Beatrice Taplin.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (overall, each): 24.1 × 10.8 cm (9 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.) H x diam. (cover, each): 10.2 × 10.6 cm (4 in. × 4 3/16 in.) H x diam. (vessel base, each): 14.6 × 9.5 cm (5 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Along the top rim of one of a pair: "HET WELVAAREN VAN DE KRAAMVROUW EN 'T KINDTJE" ("To the well-being of the new mother and the child.")

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Foreign Exchange.

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/2318805095/ |title=Drinking Glasses And Covers, Pair of Covered Confinement Cups, ca. 1760 |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=7 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>