View source for Flagon

[[image:flagon.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Replica 15th century flagon.]]

A '''flagon ''' is vessel designed to hold liquids, particularly [[wine]] and [[cider]] although they may contain other liquids. 

Holding about 2 litres, flagons have a lid and generally a lip for pouring. They are typically made of [[pottery]] or [[leather]] earlier in the medieval period, but the advent of cheap [[pewter]] made that [[metal]] relatively common.

Flagons were used in both regular households and in [[church]]es. 

'''See Also:'''
* [[jug]]

== External Links ==
* [http://www.larsdatter.com/pitchers.htm Pitchers, Jugs, and Flagons: Serving Beverages at the Table in the Middle Ages and Renaissance]

[[category:tableware]]