Vessels

thumb|French ceramic jug 250px|thumb|Covered cream jug, 1735, silver, Cleveland Museum of Art (US) A jug is a type of container commonly used to hold and serve liquids, but not normally to drink from directly. It has an opening, sometimes narrow, from which to pour or drink, and has a handle, and usually a pouring lip. Jugs throughout history have been made of metal, ceramic, or glass, and plastic is now common.

type of laboratory glassware; container with a narrow neck

thumb|upright=0.5|A glass carafe

thumb|A bain-marie on a stovetop A bain-marie ( , ), also known as a water bath or double boiler, a type of heated bath, is a piece of equipment used in science, industry, and cooking to heat materials gently or to keep materials warm over a period of time. A bain-marie is also used to melt ingredients for cooking.

thumb|right|Large plastic bottles for a water dispenser thumb|upright|A glass carboy acting as a fermentation vessel for beer. It is fitted with a fermentation lock. upright|thumb|A Bulgarian demijohn (damadzhana)

Object of Islamic art

thumb|A Lacrymatory, at the Beja museum in Portugal.