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1
Mr. Milner, in 'Archeologia/ vol. xi. p. 411, describes a
maple-wood tankard, belonging to Lord Arundel, as of
Saxon workmanship coeval withEdgar, A,D.800,who also
passed a law, on the suggestion of St.Dunstan, to prevent
excessive drinking, by ordering cups to be marked into
spaces bj pegs, that the quantity taken might be limited,
A considerable number of these ancient maple-wood
tankards also exist in the Museum at the Castle of Bosen-
burg. They were formerly made by the Norwegian pea-
sants during the long winter nights; and their style of
ornament cannot be older than the 16th century.
Contemporaneous with maier-bowls were others called
Piggins, Naggins, WMskins, Kannes, Pottles, Jakkes,
Pronnet-cups and Beakers.
Silver bowls were next introduced; and about the
latter end of Elizabeth's reign these were superseded, as
wine grew dearer and men were temperate, by glasses
The earliest glasses used at banquets were Venetian
and no mention is made of glasses at state banquets
before the time of Elizabeth*
In the latter half of the last century, beer was usu-
ally carried from the cellar to the table in large tan-
kards made of leather, called Blackjacks, some of which
are still to be found, as also smaller ones more refined in
their workmanship, and having either an entire lining
of silver, or a rim of silver to drink from, on which it
was customary to inscribe the name of the owner,
together with his trade or occupation.
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