Jug

Flattened ball-shaped body standing on a low, round bottom. The body is decorated with a segmented division ring. On the inside of the spout, which widens towards the top, a strainer. It sits on a cilindrical, thin, long neck. The handle is shaped like a question-mark. The base and spout are screwed on, and detachable. Engraved coat of arms on the body circumscription: Torocka Sz Györgyi Torockai Kata 1752.
We know of this type of container from the end of the 17th century, but a few later versions were made in 18th century Transylvania. Precedents of this shape are a few tin-glazed ceramic jugs made in Transylvania by a few Anabaptist masters. Both ceramic and silver objects could probably be traced back to the same origin: the grey polished ceramic objects of the times of the Ottomanic occupation, which in turn in the spout, these jugs were probably used to store spiced refreshments, maybe wine.