Kronkåsa

A kronkåsa is a drinking vessel where the handles are exaggeratedly long and elaborate, thus forming a kind of crown above the cup, hence the name.

The drinking cups were probably used on special occasions where it was considered important to maintain significance of the family and its history.

Although little is known of their origin, it has been suggested that they reflect an old tradition of elaborately carved wooden drinking vessels popular in Northern and Eastern Europe.

Anna Hogenskild, who made several cups and gave them to close relatives, owned a family estate in Nynäs which was in the eastern part of the Swedish realm, in an area north of Åbo (Turku).

A number of boxes of this type are preserved in Swedish museums and largely originate from noble families.