Vintage Clay Jug With plug

  

Description: hand made clay jug - carafe water, wine and other drinks. The perfect tool to keep the cold.

Designed to keep water cool through evaporative cooling: capillary action causes water to evaporate through the pores of clay, making the liquid inside cooler than the outside temperature. Also a great piece of home decor.

Can also be used as a wine carafe. Terracotta is a porous material and will naturally perspirate, aereateing the contents. We recommend that you let your wine sit for at least 30 minutes to ensure complete aeration. As unglazed terracotta is porous, cleaning agents may be absorbed during washing. Please use only water or cleaning agents that do not leave residue.

Pottery is our oldest handicraft. In prehistoric times, most likely water was carried in woven baskets lined with river clay. After the water was poured out of the container the layer of clay dried. The loss of moisture caused the shape to shrink and separate from the sides of the basket. When the clay, now shaped like a pot, was removed, and dried in the sun on hot sand, it retained the basket pattern.

Early men and women then discovered that they could harden the molded pottery in hot ashes and make sturdy containers to transport and store food. From these would have been extended the pots formed by hand and decorated with crude tools. This item is made of clay and erathen.