We have a replica goblet with a Tudor rose decoration in our Tudor Handling Collection.
The poor in Tudor Times drank from wooden cups and goblets. Ale was the most common drink, which is a sweet tasting beer. Water would have been too dirty and therefore too dangerous to drink. Rich people also drank wine and had wine glasses.
This replica goblet is decorated with the Tudor rose. The Tudor rose is an emblem of England, and it originated from the House of Tudor, a Welsh and English family which held the throne in England from 1485 to 1603, and included Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Jane Grey, Mary I and Elizabeth I. It joined the House of Lancaster and the House of York.
The Tudor rose has five white inner petals, which represent the House of York, and five red outer petals, which represent the House of Lancaster.