Brown Glazed Stoneware Puzzle Jug handmade puppety the arm on top rotates

the arm on top rotates easily around the disc

involving spelling

The ash splints

7 1/2" l x 3 1/2" t

Great feel in the hand

Brown Glazed Stoneware Puzzle Jug handmade puppety the arm on top rotatesI did not know about puzzle jugs until I found this piece, but have since learned there is a long history of vessels like this the earliest example British and dating back to the 1300s with holes around the lip, designed to frustrate anyone who should try to pour or drink from them, and typically with text on the body of the vessel taunting someone to try. The incised text on this one reads: "Come gentlemen and try your skill I'll hold a wager if you