{"id":10301,"date":"2016-02-06T12:41:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T17:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=10301"},"modified":"2016-03-12T14:27:24","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T19:27:24","slug":"mocha-ware-tavern-mug-c-1850","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=10301","title":{"rendered":"Mocha ware tavern mug, c.1850"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This small cylinder form mocha ware tavern mug was made in England in\u00a0the mid-1800s and stands just 4 inches tall. It is decorated with\u00a0blue &amp; black\u00a0bands and a broad teal ground with a bold\u00a0seaweed pattern.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m guessing that the original handle of this mug broke off during\u00a0a particularly rough bar room brawl. Luckily, a local tinker,\u00a0sometime in the third quarter of the 19th century, was able to bring it back to life by adding\u00a0an iron replacement handle with\u00a0support bands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=10556\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10556\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10556\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9092.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9092\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9092.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9092-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9092-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10560\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9101.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9101\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9101.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9101-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9101-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=10558\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10558\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10558\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9098.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9098\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9098.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9098-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9098-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=10561\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10561\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10561\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9094-Version-2.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9094 - Version 2\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9094-Version-2.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9094-Version-2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9094-Version-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10559\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9100.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9100\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9100.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9100-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9100-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Similar mocha ware mugs and jugs can be seen on the bottom shelf behind the counter\u00a0in this late 19th century photo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0049.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10303\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0049.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0049\" width=\"400\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0049.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0049-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0049-Version-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10306\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0049-Version-2.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0049 - Version 2\" width=\"400\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0049-Version-2.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0049-Version-2-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/martynedgell.com\">Martyn Edgell<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is what the original loop handle on my mug would have looked like prior to the brawl.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=10555\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10555\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10555\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mocha-mug.jpg\" alt=\"mocha mug\" width=\"400\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mocha-mug.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mocha-mug-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theantiquedispensary.co.uk\">The Antique Dispensary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This small cylinder form mocha ware tavern mug was made in England in\u00a0the mid-1800s and stands just 4 inches tall. It is decorated with\u00a0blue &amp; black\u00a0bands and a broad teal ground with a bold\u00a0seaweed pattern. I&#8217;m guessing that the original handle of this mug broke off during\u00a0a particularly rough bar room brawl. Luckily, a local [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[19,40,100],"class_list":["post-10301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mugtankard","tag-english","tag-metal-handle","tag-pottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10301"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10665,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10301\/revisions\/10665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}