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Caudle Cup with Lid

1774-1778
Made by the Loosdrecht porcelain factory, Loosdrecht, Netherlands (1774–1784) Factory owned by Joannes de Mol (Dutch, 1726–1782)
Caudle, a drink popular in the late seventeenth century, was made of warm ale or wine mixed with bread or gruel, eggs, sugar, and spices.

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