Objects
Piggin
Alcohol
Consumption
Whilst this example is from America and painted, the piggin closely resembles contemporary English illustrations. It has the form of a small bucket with a short handle (see Randle Holme,Academy of Armory (1688), Book III, Chapter 7, Section 11.124).
Production
Dates of Production: from c. 1700
to c. 1800
Materials
Wood (inc. treen)
Museological Details
Piggin
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
10.125.588g
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