Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Satirical print of 1773 and the hidden meaning of the phrase crack a pipkin

Print of a woman in a tall hat holding a chipped jug, standing before a seated old man in a turban with a cane, with an English caption below.

You broke my pitcher, so marry me. Social satire, 1773. In reality, of course, the pipkin here stands for the female genitals. To crack a pipkin meant to deflower. As you can see, the girl has a belly

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