The Story of the Nuremberg Bridal Beaker

"The story goes that a long time ago a goldsmith in the famous city of Nuremburg wanted to wed Kunigunde, a young lady of noble birth.


Her father, however, did not like the idea and resorted to a ruse to prevent his daughter from marrying the penniless artisan. He would only allow the wedding to take place on condition that the goldsmith succeeded in making a vessel from which two persons could drink together without spilling a drop of its contents.


The goldsmith succeeded, and the news of the happy ending spread quickly all over Bavaria, where the Bridal Beaker has been in use ever since."