Wedding cup

Description:	The story of the bridal cup is inspired by a true story in 1450 from Nuremberg, Germany. The young daughter of a nobleman fell in love with a goldsmith. The young woman’s father did not approve and forbade them to be together. He imprisoned the young goldsmith, hoping his daughter would forget the young man, but the father was wrong. He finally released the young man to be with his daughter, but only if the goldsmith could create a drinking vessel that two people could drink from simultaneously without spilling a drop. The goldsmith proceeded to create this love inspired masterpiece. He sculpted a woman with her skirt hollowed to serve as a cup. Her raised arms held a bucket that swiveled so that it could be filled and then swung towards a second drinker. The challenge was met. The goldsmith and the noblemans daughter joined hands in marriage. Their bridal cup created a tradition for today’s newly married couples. After the wedding, the couple would toast and drink from the cup and then every year after for their wedding anniversary for good luck. This bridal cup was made in Sweden.
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/2000
Collection:	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright:	Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Subjects:	Sweden Germany Folklore - Germany Drinking cups Marriage customs and rites Weddings--Equipment and supplies

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