Stoneware Tavern Double Shot Glass

Product Description

This Stoneware Tavern Double Shot Glass is part of our Colonial Williamsburg Stoneware Tavern Collection. The blue motif is based on fragments of 18th-century pottery found at Williamsburg. Makes a great addition to your souvenir shot glass collection or paired with other mugs in the collection. Includes the Colonial Williamsburg logo on one side.

Features

• White and cobalt blue stoneware shot glass inspired by a stoneware tankard found in Williamsburg
• 2 oz. capacity
• Measures approximately 3" tall and 2" diameter
• Dishwasher and microwave safe
• WILLIAMSBURG exclusive!
• Imported

Inspiration

The blue design on this stoneware shot glass is inspired by 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.

The ornamentation-simple incised designs colored with cobalt blue-is a style developed in the Rhineland during the late 16th century. Throughout the colonial period, this style was the standard for tavernware in England and her colonies. The salt glaze is produced by throwing salt into a hot kiln during the firing process. The resulting sodium gas bonds with the clay bodies to produce a distinctive glassy coating.