66/8/31

Pint-sized cream glazed beer mug, with a slightly flared base. Found during the demolition of a blacksmith's forge in Great Shelford.
This is a large pint-sized cream glazed beer mug, with a slightly flared base. The handle is intact but the rim of the mug is broken and there is a piece missing from its side. 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- broken rim and badly cracked

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 // 66/8/31 Mug, beer, Domestic serving drink.’, MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ (Institute of Agricultural History) - ‘ Mug, Beer // LIVESTOCK- Veterinary/ Trades- Prof- Grocer // Description: A large pint sized beer mug, cream in colour with a slightly flared base. The handle is intact but the rim of the mug is broken in places and there is a piece missing from the side, near the handle. The whole is quite badly cracked. // Dimensions: Base dia 9.7cm Height 15.2cm dia of top 9.7cm // Found in the Forger with veterinary bottles at Gt. Shelford, Cambs.”

Ceramic, earthenware, Glaze

Fired, Glazed