Hanap

Silver-gilt Hanap (Strasbourg, 18th century)
Hanap with a pelican vulning itself to feed its young. Champlevé, enameled and partly gilt silver, France, first half of the 14th century. Found in Gaillon or Rouen, Normandy, France. Musee du Moyen Age, Cl. 1951

"Hanap" is an obsolete, Norman-French term for a large drinking-goblet, made of precious material such as gold or silver, and used especially on state occasions.[1][2]

  1. ^ Meyer, Franz Sales (1896). A Handbook of Ornament, with 300 Plates Containing about 3000 Illustrations of the Elements, and the Application of Decoration to Objects. B. T. Batsford. p. 347.
  2. ^ White, Margaret E. (1954-11-01). "Hand-Wrought Silver Cups". Design. 56 (2): 75–79. doi:10.1080/00119253.1954.10743543. ISSN 0011-9253.