Pour Jug, Iron

A small straight-sided jug for milk, for water, or for pouring off a pot of tea so it stops steeping. It holds enough to fill two of our Tea Cups with some left over.

The pinched lip pours cleanly at a steady tilt; tip it too fast and it dribbles, like most small jugs. It has no lid, so it is not the thing for keeping tea hot.

Iron is a glossy near-black that turns rust brown wherever it thins, on rims, edges and handles; how much rust shows varies from piece to piece. Hard-water marks show on it more than on the paler glazes, so dry it after washing.

Specification

• Glaze: Iron (glossy brown-black, rust at the rims)
• Capacity: 350 ml (12 fl oz) to the brim
• Size: approx. 8.5 cm across, 9.5 cm tall (3.3 × 3.7 in)
• Lip: pinched by hand; no lid
• Weight: approx. 0.35 kg (0.8 lb)
• Material: stoneware, glazed inside and out, with a bare clay foot
• Glaze safety: lead-free. Applied by dipping, so the glaze line at the foot is uneven and differs from piece to piece
• Dishwasher safe (top rack) and microwave safe; not for stovetop, oven or freezer
• Dispatched from Hong Kong within 2 to 4 business days

Care. Rinse after use and let the piece dry before you put it away; the bare clay foot darkens a little when wet and dries back. Top-rack dishwasher use is fine, but washing by hand keeps the glaze looking newer for longer. Microwave safe. Keep it off the stovetop, out of the oven and out of the freezer, and avoid shocking it: do not pour boiling water into a piece that has just come out of the fridge. More on Care & Materials.