A Victorian novelty drinking puzzle jug mid 19th century,…
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A Victorian novelty drinking puzzle jug mid 19th century, glazed and painted earthenware with written verse. Height 19.5 cm. Note: the puzzle jug is intended for use in inns and public houses as a humorous drinking challenge. The defining feature of the jug is its pieced neck which makes it impossible to pour or drink the contents. in fact the jug is made with a hollow handle and a hollow ring around the neck, typically fitted with two or three spouts. The idea is that the beer can be sucked up through the handle and drunk from one of the spouts by covering the others holes with your fingers

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  • Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.

    The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910.
  • Earthenware - A basic ceramic material that is fired at a low temperature. Earthenware is the basis of almost all ancient, medieval, Middle Eastern and European painted ceramics. After firing, the colour is the colour of the clay when it is dug from the ground: buff, brown and red. It is not waterproof until glazed. Creamware is a type of earthenware covered with a transparent lead glaze. Majolica, faience and delft are also earthenware covered in an opaque white tin glaze.

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