Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
1942-1945
1946.89a-c
Wool, silk, metal
Support the New-York Historical Society
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Puzzle jug
Object name
Puzzle jug
Date
1811
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 5 in. ( 18.4 x 15.9 x 12.7 cm )
Description
Wheelthrown redward baluster shaped jug, neck pierced with triangular cut outs; tubular rim has three protruding tubular spouts and handle that connects to a pierced hole in jug near base; slip-decorated with tiny dots on handle and upper, inscribed lower half.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1952.262
Marks
written: in slip around body: "Gentlemen now try your skill/ill hold you sixpence if you will/that you don't drink unless you spill/Honi Soit Qui Maly Pence 1811"
Gallery Label
The pierced openwork of the neck necessitates drinking from one of its spouts. Puzzle jugs were commonly made in Europe, especially England, from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
