The Milkmaid (Vermeer) van Leyden's engraving "The Milkmaid" (1510) and Jacques de Gheyn II's engraving "The Archer and the Milkmaid" (about 1610). Vermeer's painting is even more understated, although the use of symbols remains: one of the Delft tiles at the foot of the wall behind the maid, near the foot warmer, depicts Cupid – which can imply arousal of a woman or simply that while she is working she is daydreaming about a man. Other amorous symbols in the painting include a wide-mouthed jug, often used as a symbol of the female anatomy. The foot warmer was often used by artists as
The Brown Jug The Brown Jug The Brown Jug (also known as The Jug) is a college humor magazine founded in 1920 at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Following the death of the "Brunonian" in February 1919, "The Brown Jug" was founded in February 1920, making it Brown's oldest humor publication and second-oldest publication overall (Brown's student newspaper, "The Brown Daily Herald", founded in 1891, is the only publication that pre-dates the "Jug"). The "Jug"s original statement of purpose read: ""The Brown Jug, a magazine of wit, administered in monthly installments, is published by the Board of Jugglers ... The Brown Jug