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White mug with father's day label to personalise

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History of the cup

Mugs (and cups)

Synonyms

Mug, cup, bowl, bowl, container, tumbler...

Different definitions

- Cup: A cup is a small container with a handle, often made of earthenware or porcelain, designed to hold a hot drink (coffee, tea, chocolate, milk, herbal tea, etc.).  

- Mug: A large cylindrical cup with a handle. A mug is usually simpler in shape and somewhat larger than a cup. Because of this shape, the mug is a popular object to put an image on.

 Expressions : 

French expression “Boire la tasse” : When swimming, it sometimes happens that you involuntarily swallow water. This is called drinking the cup. The expression is a variant of the old expression "to drink from a big cup" and appeared towards the end of the 18th century and its figurative meaning is "to fail".  

- It's not my cup of tea: it's not my favourite thing to do, it's not my favourite activity; this expression is a literal translation of the same expression in French ("Ce n'est pas ma tasse de thé"). Dat is niet mijn meug in Dutch.

Etymology cup 

Old English cuppe, , from Late Latin cuppa "cup" (source of Italian coppa, Spanish copa, Old French coupe "cup"), from Latin cupa "tub, cask, tun, barrel," which is thought to be cognate with Sanskrit kupah "hollow, pit, cave," Greek kype "gap, hole; a kind of ship," Old Church Slavonic kupu, Lithuanian kaupas "heap," Old Norse hufr "ship's hull," Old English hyf "beehive." (etymonline.com)




A special Father's Day gift mug is the most essential for this unique occasion to give an unique Father's Day gift. You can select a background dedicated to fathers and decorate this mug with your personal message for your father who supports you and helps you in everyday life.

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Bib to customise

Let your imagination run wild and have fun creating a personalized bib with text or photo. A personalized bib is a nice gift for birth or baptism with a funny phrase, an amusing and useful gift at the same time. A Christmas gift for toddlers or for any other occasion. You are looking for a timeless and original gift idea for newborns. Your child will be irresistible and super comical with his personalized bib. With this original bib we can print the first words of your boy or girl. Treat your little guy or your little princess by ordering the bib of their dream. Improve your child’s meals with a bib with the photo of his grandma, his family or why not his cuddly toy or his favourite animal. This sometimes difficult and even long moment will be more fun because Granny will seem to encourage baby… A bib with his first name for the nursery or for the school canteen will be very practical. Your little one will be well protected and he will be proud to recognize his bib alone as a big one. Make a joke and give your friends a hilarious birthday present: a bib with a text well-chosen and adapted to the situation. Laughter is guaranteed!

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Antique mug with children's birthday number label to personalise

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History of the cup

Particularity of some cups

 

In the middle of the 18th century, manufacturers started to produce cups of different sizes: the smallest was called "mignonnette", the most common being 6 cm high. At the end of the century, cups were differentiated according to the drink.

 

First in Germany, then in Austria and France, porcelain factories started to make "trembling" cups deeply embedded in their high saucer, which prevented the container from slipping. It seems to be used more for chocolate and usually has a handle and sometimes a lid. 

The origin of these cups is Spanish.

 

The "Queen's" or breakfast cup, also known as the "milk cup", with its strict truncated cone shape and deep saucer, was invented by Sèvres for the morning breakfast, its particularity was to keep the milk hot. Some are without handles and without lid, others have one or two handles and a lid.

 

The "litron" cup, also called "square cup", with or without a lid, is cylindrical and has an equal diameter and height. It is the ancestor of our coffee cup. It takes its name and shape from an ancient liquid measuring vessel. This cup appeared at the Vincennes factory in 1752.

A children funny birthday mug  with a decoration that will be dedicated to embellish with a special child drawing what is more essential for a personalised mug gift idea for kids . This is a great personalised kid birthday mug idea, and your child will never want to use another mug again.   


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