Mug, 1740–60
England
Stoneware
Chipstone Foundation 1995.9

Other objects were even more explicit. This mug is a piece of erotica. When filled with alcohol and passed between drinkers in taverns and homes, the mug would have inspired raucous banter. Bawdy pictures and provocative sayings were also common on other objects associated with alcohol, such as tankards and punch bowls.