Bickers – Nest of Cups
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| Caption | Bickers – Nest of Cups, 1750-1900. Pinto Collection – Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965. Made in Scotland. This is a very rare nest of bickers made in Scotland in the 18th century. Bickers were traditional Scottish drinking vessels and as shown in this nest, they were made in a variety of sizes. It was said that a skilled craftsman was able to make a bicker using only a knife. It was made of alternate sycamore and alder staves which fitted together with a series of small feather like notches. The whole vessel was then held in place with willow bands which were carefully laced together. A dried pea was inserted into a false base in the largest bicker, so that the cup rattled when a top up was required. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | not available |
| Credit | Birmingham Museums Trust |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Bickers Nest of Cups 1750-1900 Scotland rare nest 18th century traditional Scottish drinking vessels sizes skilled craftsman bicker using knife alternate sycamore alder staves fitted together small feather notches whole vessel held place willow bands carefully laced dried pea false base largest cup rattled required 19th Century Wood Turned Treen Social Food and Drink |
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