66/8/29

Half-pint beer mug. The handle features an incised shell-like pattern. Found at a blacksmith's forge Great Shelford.
This is a small half-pint beer mug, which was originally cream in colour - the original glaze appears to have worn away. The handle features an incised shell-like pattern where it is joined to the mug. A piece is missing from its side, and it contains the hardened remains of an unidentified substance. It was found with a large collection of bottles of horse potions which were uncovered during the demolition of a blacksmith's forge in Great Shelford.

1 beer mug: earthenware; poor condition- cracked and broken

MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ form - ‘66/8/1-48 // Accession 66/8 // Veterinary Preparations // This group of objects classified under LIVESTOCK veterinary // Photographed Nos: 60/10808-60/10815 // These objects all re-photographed as follows and negative cards put under subsidiary // 66/8/29 Mug, beer, Domestic serving drink.’, MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ (Institute of Agricultural History) - ‘ Mug, Beer // LIVESTOCK- Veterinary/ Trades- Prof- Grocer // Description: A small half pint beer mug, originally cream in colour, from which the original glaze appears to have worn away. The handle is intact and features an incied shell like pattern where it is joined to the mug. A piece is missing from the side of the mug and it contains the hardened remains of an unidentified substance. // Dimensions: Base dia 7.8cm Height 12.2cm // Found in the Forger with veterinary bottles at Gt. Shelford, Cambs.”

Ceramic, earthenware, Glaze

Fired, Glazed