The Lacock Cup

The Lacock Cup is one of England's most important silver objects; and has a unique history. Made in the 1430s; it is one of a handful of pieces of secular silver from the Middle Ages; which survived the turmoil of the Reformation. Originally created as a drinking cup for feasting in the fifteenth century; the Cup later became a sacred chalice for the community of Lacock in Wiltshire at the parish church of Saint Cyriac. With an unbroken local heritage of over 400 years; this piece was a cen...