Figure 55  Mug and mug fragments, Westerwald, Germany, 1690–1710. Salt-glazed stoneware. H. 3 3/8". The nearly complete example on the left has a loop handle that has an indentation at the top for a metal cover. The stoneware fabric is pale gray, and the base is flat. The mug fragments on the right are incised with foliate scrollwork and display a cobalt-blue background wash.