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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many East Liverpool, Ohio area potteries produced hotel ware in addition to dinnerware, toilet ware, decorated specialties, and white granite staples. Hotel ware assortments didn't vary much from one firm to the next. Each pottery made plain rolled edge ware, sugar boxes, multiple sizes of platters and bowls. When it came to jugs, there was one particular shape many potteries favored: the Rocaille jug.
The image below comes from a 1907 Homer Laughlin catalog. It shows three of the different styles of jugs offered in their hotel ware line. The Hall Boy jug was used by many potteries. Homer Laughlin's version was made in two sizes. (For more on the Hall Boy jugs made by Homer Laughlin, see this page.)
The Rocaille jug, shown in the middle, was made in nine different sizes. Catalogs from this time tended to use trade sizes. The smallest one was the 54s or about the size of the Harlequin individual creamer. The largest was a 4s or about as large as an ewer from a toilet ware set. To the right is the Rocaille ice jug. It differs from the standard Rocaille jug in that it has an ice guard. The Rocaille ice jugs were made in two sizes.
Rocaille jugs and Rocaille ice jugs were discontinued by many potteries in the late 1920s and early 1930s. In Homer Laughlin's case, the jugs were no longer listed in the 1929 general catalog, though some of the smaller sizes of Rocaille jugs have been found with 1930s backstamps.
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