[cups used by Houyhnhnms] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [cups used by Houyhnhnms]
Subject: Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); satire; fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see a set of cups used by the Houyhnhnms. This image appears when Gulliver explains how the Houyhnhnms use the hollow part of their pastern and hoof on their forefeet similarly to hands. Gulliver says they use this part of their bodies to do things like thread needles, milk cows, reap oats, and operate tools, including cups. These cups are made of wood and clay and are baked in the sun. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21857
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843)
Image: mta_21857_OBJ.png