Brown Glazed Stoneware Puzzle Jug handwritten poems When I found this little

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

structurally super strong with no slumping

4 3/16" t x 3 11/16 across at lip

the height varies a bit

mid 19th century I believe

Brown Glazed Stoneware Puzzle Jug handwritten poems When I found this littleI 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