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. The cup is of Indian workmanship, approximately 18 inches high, the body is finely engraved with three king cobras forming the handles. The domed lid is surmounted by an elephant which is, it is said, copied from the Viceroy's own stock and is complete with a howdah. The inscription on the Cup's wooden base reads: THE CALCUTTA CUP.

. The first Calcutta Cup match was played at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, on 10 March 1879 It was first played for in 1879, but the plinth shows records extending back to the first international in 1871