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Topic: leather mugs/tankards/etc
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andrew
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posted 05-06-2005 07:49 AM
    
I've seen 'em at RenFaires, and even make my own now as gifts/to sell. But I now wonder...are there any historical references to such an item? The posted pic is of a gift I gave to my father-in-law. My basic design is the same, sans patch. And the next question is: is beeswax the only period material that could be used to seal the interior?Thanks in advance folks, this forum is terrific! Andy -------------------- "Luminous beings are we; not this crude matter."
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chef de chambre
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posted 05-06-2005 04:57 PM
Hi Andrew,I think I have seen references to jacks of leather (for drinking out of), but I do not recollect where - I've had my nose into researching the Howard Accounts for over three years now, and unfortunately his drinking implements bought en-masse for his household are a step up, being 'garnishes' of pewter or 'counterfiet' (a garnish is a set of 12 bowls, plates, saucers), and 'pottle tankards', 'gallon tankards', and 'great tankards' of pewter. This is the daily use stuff, and not the great chalices or standing cups of silver gilt, or silver plate that appear in the accounts as well. -------------------- Bob R.
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