loving cup

a large cup, as of silver, usually with two or more handles, given as a prize, award, token of esteem or affection, etc.

a wine cup, usually of large size with several handles, passed from one person to another, as at a farewell gathering.

Origin of loving cup

First recorded in 1800–10

The loving-cup, and the peculiar ceremonies observed in drinking from it, are older than English history.

The Prince and The Pauper, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
But Henry and Herbert had started in the other direction from the piano, and they came face to face with Samuel on the loving-cup.

The House With Sixty Closets |Frank Samuel Child
One carries the velvet-covered address, another, the loving-cup.

Plays by Chekhov, Second Series |Anton Chekhov
Mr. Richards, the last night I was there, presented me with a loving-cup on behalf of the other workers.

The Seven-Branched Candlestick |Gilbert W. (Gilbert Wolf) Gabriel

He took a long drink from the loving-cup of mulled wine which was passing round.

The Half-Hearted |John Buchan

loving cup

a large vessel, usually two-handled, out of which people drink in turn at a banquet

a similar cup awarded to the winner of a competition