{"id":5319,"date":"2011-03-02T10:30:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T15:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=5319"},"modified":"2015-08-29T11:41:47","modified_gmt":"2015-08-29T15:41:47","slug":"canary-yellow-mug-with-46-staple-repairs-c-1820","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=5319","title":{"rendered":"Canary yellow mug with 46 staples, c.1820"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This canary yellow pottery mug with silver lustre bands and decoration was made in England in the early 19th century. I recently purchased it from a dealer in the UK who used the &#8220;tankard&#8221; as his pencil cup. He wrote me &#8220;(It) sits on my desk.\u00a0Only dealers appreciate it!\u00a0My customers think I am crazy&#8221;. I, of course, do not think he&#8217;s crazy and it&#8217;s too bad his customers did not appreciate it, nor see the beauty in the patterns made by the multiple repairs. It did take a little bit of convincing for the dealer to agree to sell it to me and after I told him &#8220;please consider how happy the mug will be living\u00a0in America with other wounded survivors!&#8221;,\u00a0we agreed on a fair price. I sent payment, the mug arrived 2 weeks later and it has become my new favorite piece!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7236.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5410\" title=\"IMG_7236\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7236.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7236-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Measures 3-1\/2&#8243; tall, 3-5\/8&#8243; diameter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_72401.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5413\" title=\"IMG_7240\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_72401.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_72401.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_72401-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every angle reveals more and more staples&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7242.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5415\" title=\"IMG_7242\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7242.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7242-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comical poem printed on the front reads:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe maltster doth crave<\/p>\n<p>His money to have,<\/p>\n<p>The distiller says have it he must;<\/p>\n<p>By this you may see,<\/p>\n<p>How the case stands with me;<\/p>\n<p>So I pray don\u2019t ask me to trust\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7238.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5411\" title=\"IMG_7238\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7238.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7238-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After this mug was smashed, the body was held together with the aid of 40 metal staples of varying size and the handle was repaired with 6 metal bands. It must have been truly cherished by whoever had it repaired.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7245.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5414\" title=\"IMG_7245\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7245.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7245-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love the stylized sunbursts, enhanced by the addition of metal staples, on both sides of the mug.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_72441.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5417\" title=\"IMG_7244\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_72441.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_72441.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_72441-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This canary yellow pottery mug with silver lustre bands and decoration was made in England in the early 19th century. I recently purchased it from a dealer in the UK who used the &#8220;tankard&#8221; as his pencil cup. He wrote me &#8220;(It) sits on my desk.\u00a0Only dealers appreciate it!\u00a0My customers think I am crazy&#8221;. 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