Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A cantarito is a tequila-based highball, paloma-like cocktail, with more ingredients: orange juice, lemon juice, and lime juice, [2] served in a clay cup known as a jarrito de barro that helps keep the drink cold. It can contain ingredients such as lemon juice, lime juice, grapefruit juice, orange juice, sea salt, and grapefruit soda.
The cup of Acesander, identified as a skyphos, [2] was discovered along with several other inscribed drinking vessels in a sealed deposit in Methoni, Pieria. [3] A contemporary of the earlier discovered and better preserved Nestor's Cup, the vessel is securely dated to the first half of the eighth century BC.
Sebastian Stoskopff: Glasses in a Basket (1644; Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame, Strasbourg).. Drinkware, beverageware (in other words, cups, jugs and ewers) is a general term for a vessel intended to contain beverages or liquid foods for drinking or consumption.
The handles originally became a feature of chocolate drinking cups in the 17th century, while teacups were still handle-less. [ 6 ] Teacup plates originated in England in the early 1800s and provided a rest for the cup and a space for a light snack, went out of fashion in the second half of the 19th century.
Cemar Clay Products was a California pottery operating between 1935 and 1955. [1] Cemar's art pottery products, including tableware, are sought-after collectables today. History
In Greek mythology, Nestor's Cup is a legendary golden mixing cup which was owned by the hero Nestor. The cup is described in the Iliad , and possibly appeared elsewhere in the Epic Cycle . Despite its brief appearance in the Iliad , the cup was the subject of significant attention from ancient commentators on Homer.
The surface of the piece is lightly moistened and then rubbed with a curved quartz stone. This compacts the surface of the clay and creates the metallic sheen and dark color during firing. [3] [5] This is also the stage when decorative accents such as clay flowers or small handles are added. The designs of barro negro objects are unique to this ...
Historic pewter, faience and glass tableware. In recent centuries, flatware is commonly made of ceramic materials such as earthenware, stoneware, bone china or porcelain.The popularity of ceramics is at least partially due to the use of glazes as these ensure the ware is impermeable, reduce the adherence of pollutants and ease washing.