Caudle Cup

c. 1683

Cornelius Vander Burch (Vanderburgh)
American, c. 1653–1699
New York

Traditionally, a cup like this would have held a warm beverage known as caudle, a mixture of eggs, bread, oats, mulled ale or wine, milk, and spices. As indicated by its size, this cup was meant for use by a group, most likely at a special occasion where it could be passed around and its contents shared. It was probably made for the christening of Philip van Cortlandt (1683–1746) in 1683.

Status: On View, Gallery 165
Department: Arts of the Americas

Artist: Cornelius Vanderburgh
Title: Caudle Cup
Place: New York (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: c. 1683
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Marked on bottom three times: CVB (cojoined inside a heart) Engraved on body with Van Cortlandt arms
Dimensions: 8.9 × 22.9 × 15.2 cm (3 1/2 × 9 × 6 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by the Antiquarian Society and Dr. and Mrs. C. Phillip Miller
Reference Number: 1955.651
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Art Institute of Chicago, Masterpiece of the Month, September 1955.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, French, English and American Silver, June 9–July 15, 1956, cat. 292.
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Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1643-1700) or his son Philip Van Cortlandt (1683-1746), New York; by descent to Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814), New York; by descent to his granddaughter, Ann Beekham de Peyster (1778-1857); by descent to her daughter Catherine Matilda Von Cortlandt de Peyster (1818-1886); by descent to Bishop Parsons (1851-unknown); by descent to Cortlandt Field Bishop (1870-1935); by descent to his wife Amy Bend Bishop (d. 1957); given to her heir and companion, Edith Nixon (Mrs. Shirley Douglas Falcke); with James Graham and Sons, New York, by 1955; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1955.

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