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Scottish Britannia Silver Large Tumbler Cup Handmade and hand Hammered Cup with gold gilt interior and polished finish. The very finest quality and workmanship. It weighs a substantial 154grams or 5.4 ounces of silver, Size: 5.5cm dia 7 cm. The Tumbler Cup has small hand punched Edinburgh feature Hallmarks and is made with the higher grade Britannia silver.  A popular form of silver drinking cup from the seventeenth through the eighteenth century, were a type of low round-bottomed cup hammered from a large disk of silver with a base proportionately thicker than the sides. The heavier bottom to the cup provided stability and helped prevent spilling. Tumblers were often used in travelling sets on board ships.
Britannia Silver - Skilled silversmiths use Britannia silver to make impressive pieces preferring the higher purity of Britannia silver to sterling silver