Rose Flower Cup (original) (raw)

The Rose Flower Cup (Danish: Rosenblommen) is a large silver-gilt communal drinking vessel, with two handles and a detached lid, holding six litres and weighting almost 6 kilograms (13 lb), presented to the later King Christian IV of Denmark at his christening in 1577 by his godfather Hans Skovgaard and his wife Anne Parsberg. The name refers to a verse inscribed on the exterior of the vessel. It is now in the collection of the National Museum of Denmark.