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Summary
A wager cup (also termed a ‘drink-up’) is so-called because the user could not set it down when it was full
and thus had to drain it. Wager cups came in all shapes and forms. The one here is shaped like a cannon; the mount, or carriage, is missing. The cup is embellished with the name of Jesus; the salvation of one’s soul was paramount, even during a drinking-bout.
Stoneware is a rather broad term for pottery or other ceramics fired at a relatively high temperature. A modern technical definition is a vitreous or semi-vitreous ceramic made primarily from stoneware clay or non-refractory fire clay. Whether vitrified or not, it is nonporous (does not soak up liquids); it may or may not be glazed. Historically, around the world, it has been developed after earthenware and before porcelain, and has often been used for high-quality as well as utilitarian wares.