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The word can be compared to English stean "stone or earthen vessel", and Old English stæne "pitcher, jug". [7] The word Stein alone is not used any more to refer to a beverage container in standard German; rather, Krug, Humpen or, especially in Bavaria and Austria, Seidel are used. Oktoberfest usage is Maßkrug.
A Bartmann jug (from German Bartmann, "bearded man"), also called a Bellarmine jug, is a type of decorated salt-glazed stoneware that was manufactured in Europe throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, especially in the Cologne region, in what is today western Germany. The characteristic decorative detail is a bearded face mask appearing on the ...
German Bartmann jug, c. 1600 Salt glazed containers. Salt-glaze or salt glaze pottery is pottery, usually stoneware, with a ceramic glaze of glossy, translucent and slightly orange-peel-like texture which was formed by throwing common salt into the kiln during the higher temperature part of the firing process.
Charles "Dutch" Schesler [also spelled Schussler] (June 1, 1900 – November 19, 1953) was a German pitcher in Major League Baseball. [1] Schesler debuted in 1931 and appeared in relief in 17 games for the Philadelphia Phillies. He posted a 7.28 earned run average with 14 strikeouts and 18 walks in 38 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings pitched without any wins ...
Pitchers were produced in a range of sizes from cream pitchers to large milk pitchers, as well as small coffeepots and teapots. Tea sets came a bit later, usually featuring creamers, sugar bowls, and slop bowls. Large pitchers with transfer printed commemorative scenes appear to have arrived around the middle of the 19th century.
In American English, a pitcher is a container with a spout used for storing and pouring liquids. In English-speaking countries outside North America , a jug is any container with a handle and a mouth and spout for liquid – American "pitchers" will be called jugs elsewhere.