Pitchers, Jugs

A jug is a type of container for liquid. It has an opening, often narrow, from which to pour or drink, and nearly always has some kind of handle. more...

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One could imagine a jug being made from nearly any watertight material, but most jugs throughout history have been made from clay, glass, or plastic. Some Native American and other tribes created liquid holding vessels by making woven baskets lined with an asphaltum sealer.

In American English usage, a jug is a large container with a narrow mouth and handle for liquids.

In British English, and generally in English speaking countries outside North America, usage, a jug is any container with a handle and a mouth or spout for liquid.

Beer jug

In certain countries, especially New Zealand and Australia, a 'Jug' refers to a jug (usually plastic) containing exactly 2 pints (just over a litre) of beer. It is usually served along with one or more small glasses from which the beer is normally consumed, although in some student bars it is more common for the beer to be drunk directly from the jug, which is usually served without the accompanying glass. (In the U.S., this is called a pitcher, while in New Zealand and Australia a pitcher usually refers a much larger measure of beer.)

Toby jug

A toby jug - also sometimes known as a Fillpot - is a ceramic jug in the form of a seated person. Typically the figure is a heavily-set, jovial man holding a mug of beer in one hand and a pipe of tobacco in the other and wearing 18th century attire: a long coat and a tricorn hat. The tricorn hat forms a pouring spout, often with a removable lid, and a handle is attached at the rear.

The original toby jug, with a brown salt glaze, was developed and popularised by Staffordshire potters in the 1760s; Ralph Wood is a prime candidate. It is thought to be a development of similar Delft jugs that were produced in the Netherlands. Similar designs were produced by other potteries, first in Staffordshire, then around England, and eventually in other countries.

Toby jugs are collectible.

Origin

The origin of the name \"toby jug\" is uncertain, and has been ascribed variously to: a song from 1761 entitled Dear Tom, This Brown Jug, about one Toby Philpot a soldier who liked to drink (his name being a pun on \"fill pot\"); a reference to Sir Toby Belch, a character from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night; the word tope, meaning 'to drink a lot'.

Although unrelated to the modern-day jug, the Romans seem to have had a version of the Toby jug.

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