{"id":12901,"date":"2018-02-25T09:50:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T14:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=12901"},"modified":"2018-02-25T09:50:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T14:50:09","slug":"chinese-mug-with-large-replacement-handle-c-1770","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=12901","title":{"rendered":"Chinese mug with large replacement handle, c.1770"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This cylindrical form porcelain mug was made in China during the third quarter of the eighteenth century. It is decorated\u00a0in the\u00a0Nanking pattern with trees, birds, pagodas and boats, using\u00a0cobalt blue underglaze enamel. It\u00a0measures\u00a04.75 inches high with a\u00a03.5 inch opening.<\/p>\n<p>It appears that this mug has a story to tell, as its original strap handle has gone astray and is now fitted with a\u00a0rusty iron replacement. Perhaps a bar room brawl resulted in the loss, or someone dropped the mug while clearing the table, or during a wash-up. We may never know for sure how the deed was done but I am thankful the owner had the good sense to have a tinker replace the handle, rather than throw out the broken mug. Isn&#8217;t it remarkable that this chipped survivor from 250 years ago is still able to engaging us and stir our imaginations?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12948\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12948\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12948\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0061.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0061.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0061-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0061-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12947\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12947\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12947\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0075.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0075.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0075-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0075-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12946\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12946\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12946\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0073.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0073.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0073-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0073-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12945\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12945\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12945\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0064.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0064.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0064-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0064-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12944\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12944\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12944\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0066.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0066.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0066-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0066-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12943\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12943\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12943\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0065.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0065.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0065-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0065-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12942\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12942\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12942\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0078.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0078.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0078-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0078-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This mug with similar form and decoration shows what the original strap handle might have looked like.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12903\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12903\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12903\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/s-l1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/s-l1000.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/s-l1000-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/s-l1000-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\">eBay<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This cylindrical form porcelain mug was made in China during the third quarter of the eighteenth century. It is decorated\u00a0in the\u00a0Nanking pattern with trees, birds, pagodas and boats, using\u00a0cobalt blue underglaze enamel. It\u00a0measures\u00a04.75 inches high with a\u00a03.5 inch opening. It appears that this mug has a story to tell, as its original strap handle has [&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":[15,7,40,16],"class_list":["post-12901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mugtankard","tag-blue-white","tag-chinese","tag-metal-handle","tag-porcelain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12901","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=12901"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13118,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12901\/revisions\/13118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}