{"id":8443,"date":"2014-03-22T15:16:30","date_gmt":"2014-03-22T19:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=8443"},"modified":"2014-05-28T07:33:18","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T11:33:18","slug":"creamware-masonic-jug-c-1800","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=8443","title":{"rendered":"Creamware Masonic jug, c.1800"},"content":{"rendered":"

This wonderfully graphic black transfer printed creamware jug, of ovoid form with loop handle, was most likely made in Liverpool, England, at the turn of the nineteenth century. It stands 7-3\/4″ tall and is 8-1\/4″ wide from handle to spout. Large jugs such as this were commonly found in fraternal lodges and used for dispensing alcohol after the main order of business was performed. One side is decorated with Masonic imagery and the verso is decorated with emblems and a verse from The Entered Apprentice’s Song. One night, over 100 years ago, a candidate was hoodwinked* during an especially tense initiation ritual and this jug must have fallen to the ground. Unable to repair the broken shards, a Mason brought it to a metalsmith, who fashioned a beautifully proportioned replacement spout, as well as a reinforcement rim and base. This is the first time I have come across a repair done in this fashion and I am impressed with the delicate craftsmanship. I also like how the color of the metal, which appears to contain some pewter, matches the color of the faded transfer print. *Hoodwink<\/em>, which today means “to trick” or “to deceive,” was originally used in the Masonic Lodge to describe a blindfold. Hood<\/em> means “cover” and wink<\/em> means “closed eye.” A candidate was hoodwinked<\/em> during an initiation ceremony as he was led through a room, unable to see, in order to focus on the words he was hearing. I bet many a make-do were born during such hypnotic rituals!<\/p>\n

\"IMG_7802<\/a><\/p>\n

\"IMG_7815\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"IMG_7804\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"IMG_7805\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"IMG_7807\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"IMG_7808\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"IMG_7809\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"IMG_7811\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"IMG_7806\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"IMG_7813\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This jug with similar form and decorations shows what my jug would have looked like before it was repaired.<\/p>\n

\"786782\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of Skinner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This wonderfully graphic black transfer printed creamware jug, of ovoid form with loop handle, was most likely made in Liverpool, England, at the turn of the nineteenth century. It stands 7-3\/4″ tall and is 8-1\/4″ wide from handle to spout. Large jugs such as this were commonly found in fraternal lodges and used for dispensing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[137,19,40,100],"class_list":["post-8443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jug","tag-creamware","tag-english","tag-metal-handle","tag-pottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8443"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8884,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8443\/revisions\/8884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}