PINT TULIP-SHAPE MUG BY JAMES YATES
THIS TULIP-SHAPE PINT MUG WITH A DOUBLE SCROLL HANDLE IS MARKED BY JAMES YATES OF BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND. CIRCA 1840. MUGS SUCH AS THIS WERE USED IN PUBS AND TAVERNS. THEY WERE VERIFIED FOR CAPACITY WHEN USED IN PUBLIC HOUSES.