{"id":956,"date":"2010-03-25T10:18:45","date_gmt":"2010-03-25T15:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=956"},"modified":"2011-01-07T16:49:46","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T21:49:46","slug":"mochaware-seaweed-pattern-mug-c-1850","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=956","title":{"rendered":"Mochaware &#8220;Seaweed&#8221; pattern mug, c.1850"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This cylinder-shaped soft paste English tavern mug from the mid-1800&#8217;s has blue &amp; teal bands with a lovely seaweed pattern.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22372.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4820\" title=\"IMG_2237\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22372.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22372.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22372-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The front of the mug has an embossed cartouche bearing the word &#8220;PINT&#8221;, covered by its metal strap.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22401.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4821\" title=\"IMG_2240\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22401.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22401.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22401-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Judging from the multiple cracks, chips and handle loss, this poor mug must have been caught up in the middle of a bar room brawl. The original applied handle has been replaced with a sturdy tin handle and straps, sometime in the late 1800&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22391.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4822\" title=\"IMG_2239\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22391.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22391.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22391-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An almost exact piece showing the applied handle as it was originally made, and with no repairs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RBA-P-231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-962\" title=\"RBA-P-23\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RBA-P-231-251x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RBA-P-231-251x300.jpg 251w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RBA-P-231.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rubylane.com\">Penny Candy Antiques<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This cylinder-shaped soft paste English tavern mug from the mid-1800&#8217;s has blue &amp; teal bands with a lovely seaweed pattern. The front of the mug has an embossed cartouche bearing the word &#8220;PINT&#8221;, covered by its metal strap. Judging from the multiple cracks, chips and handle loss, this poor mug must have been caught up [&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-956","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\/956","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=956"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":970,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956\/revisions\/970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}