Tyg Cups Photos

Tygs are toasting cups with handles (usually 3 at 120 degrees) to allow the tyg to be passed from person to person. Ceramic tygs were in use mostly in the 1600s.

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Red clay Tygs from North of England at Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.Tyg by John Livermor of Wrotham, Kent & slip decorated Tyg by Henry Ifield of Wrotham, Kent at Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.Earthenware tyg from Wrotham & puzzle jug from Staffordshire at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Slipware Tyg prob. Staffordshire at National Museum of Wales. Cardiff, Wales.
Red clay Tygs (c1580) from North of England at Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.Tyg (1636) by John Livermor of Wrotham, Kent & slip decorated Tyg (1668) by Henry Ifield of Wrotham, Kent at Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.Earthenware tyg (1652) from Wrotham & puzzle jug (1691) from Staffordshire at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Slipware Tyg (a large ceramic drinking cup) (c1680-1700) prob. Staffordshire at National Museum of Wales. Cardiff, Wales.
Silver & glass Tyg cup by Louis C. Tiffany of Tiffany Studios, New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.


Silver & glass Tyg cup (c1905) by Louis C. Tiffany of Tiffany Studios, New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.


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