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have been made in considerable numbers, and, indeed, to 

 have constituted one of the staple manufactures of the 

 potters of that day. They were the ordinary drink'ing-cups 

 of the period, and were made with one, two, three, four, or 

 more handles. The two-handled ones are said to have been 



" parting-cups," and those with three or four handles 

 " loving-cups," being so arranged that three or four persons 

 drinking out of one, and each using a different handle, 

 brought their lips to different parts of the rim. Examples 

 of some of the forms of these tygs are here shown. The 



