The ceramic art of Great Britain from pre-historic times down to the present day, Volume 1 (of 2) : $b being a history of the ancient and modern pottery and porcelain works of the kingdom and of their productions of every classJewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
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The ceramic art of Great Britain from pre-historic times down to the present day, Volume 1 (of 2) : $b being a history of the ancient and modern pottery and porcelain works of the kingdom and of their productions of every class
Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
Pottery, British -- History
In front is a face surrounded by oak-leaves, within a circle of
foliage, all in relief, and above this is an aperture. Other vessels
partaking of the barrel-shape and mammiform character are also met
with: some of their forms will be seen on Figs. 304 to 307. When
carried, they would be slung by the handles in the same manner as
others; but when not in use, instead of having a base, as in Fig. 303,
one end is seen to be flattened for it to stand upon; the other end is
in form of a woman’s breast--this, of course, in allusion to the use
of the vessel, from the mouth of which the person who used it would
drink or “suck” the liquor it contained. A much more perfectly formed
mammiform bottle I give, from a beautiful drawing furnished me, with
others, by my friend the late Mr. F. C. Lukis, F.S.A., on Figs. 304 and
305. It is gourd-shaped, with one side flattened to prevent its rolling
when set down, and the other side is a beautifully formed female
breast. It is four and a half inches in height, and holds about half a
pint.
[Illustration: Fig. 306.]
[Illustration: Fig. 307.]
The cruskin, or cruse, or cruske, was much in use, and made of somewhat
varied form. It was the precursor of the tyg, and was nothing more than
a drinking-cup. References are frequently found to this vessel, as a
“crusekyn de terre,” and as having, in some instances, been mounted
with silver. Usually, however, they were plain cups of earthenware
or of wood, generally ash, the latter partaking somewhat of the form
of our present basin. I am inclined to think, too, that the pipkin,
or porringer, was also called a cruske or cruskin. The term is still
in use in Ireland, where a “cruisken of whiskey” is a common form of
expression. Some of the forms of the “cruisken” as at present in use in
Ireland--made of wood--are shown on Figs. 308 to 311.
[Illustration: Fig. 308.]
[Illustration: Fig. 309.]
[Illustration: Fig. 310.]
[Illustration: Fig. 311.]
The godet, or goddard, was another drinking-cup much in vogue, and
was, evidently, a kind of large cup or bowl, in which spiced liquor
was mixed and drunk by “gossips” and friends. Some of these bowls
will be spoken of later on. Besides these, various other names for
drinking-vessels were more or less in use.
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