36 oz Stoneware Tavern Mug

Product Description

Enjoy your favorite hot or cold beverages with this 36 ounce mug! An indispensable part of tavern life, stoneware mugs with cobalt blue designs served as vessels for beer and ale in the 18th-century. This design was inspired by a salt-glazed stoneware tankard excavated at the Anthony Hay House site.

Features

• White and cobalt blue stoneware mug inspired by a stoneware tankard found in Williamsburg
• 32 oz. capacity
• Measures approximately 5.75" tall and 4.75" diameter
• Dishwasher and microwave safe
• WILLIAMSBURG exclusive!
• Imported

Inspiration

This stoneware mug is based on fragments of eighteenth-century pottery uncovered in Williamsburg during archaeological excavations. Understandably, the heaviest concentrations of shards were found around tavern sites, where the originals would have been used for beer and cider.