Brown Glazed Stoneware Puzzle Jug handwritten poems But that clown is pretty

But that clown is pretty terrific too

the height varies a bit

structurally super strong with no slumping

When I found this little clay fertility doll I had no idea quite what she was or where she came from

Brown Glazed Stoneware Puzzle Jug handwritten poems But that clown is prettyI 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