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REESE, MICHIGAN, USA – Mug

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Reese, Michigan , USA

ITEM: Mug

NOTES: A beautiful handcrafted mug from the United States. These small pottery and craft places do exist but they find it hard to compete with the cheap trinkets from China. Westerwald Pottery in Pennsylvania make salt glazed pottery in the rendition of the Westerwald region of Germany. They have been around since 1975.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2001

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  USA

MANUFACTURER: Westerwald Pottery

DIMENSIONS: 10cm high x 8.5cm diameter (at top) 10cm diameter (on bottom), 13cm wide with handle

COLOGNE, GERMANY – Mug

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Cologne , Germany

ITEM: Mug

NOTES: Depicting the German restaurant, Zum Treppchen, in Cologne, Germany. Operating since 1656 apparently.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  ?

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 20cm tall

PULA, CROATIA – Mug

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Pula , Croatia

ITEM: Coffee Mug

NOTES: Pula’s famous amphitheatre in Istra (Croatian regionalism). Interestingly the mug also has the Italian name for Pula on the front, Pola. Trying to cash in on Italian tourism perhaps or hedging bets on Italy’s return?

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2004

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  Croatia (probably)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 10cm high , 12cm wide

CHIMNEY ROCK, NORTH CAROLINA, USA – Mug

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chimney-rock-mug-1PLACE REPRESENTED: Chimney Rock North Carolina , USA

ITEM: Mug

NOTES: wikipedia: “Chimney Rock State Park is a North Carolina state park in Chimney Rock, Rutherford County, North Carolina in the United States. The 4,531-acre (18.34 km2) park is located 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Asheville, North Carolina, and is owned by the state of North Carolina. It offers hiking trails for all skill levels, spectacular views, the Devil’s Head balancing rock and a 404-foot (123 m) waterfall, Hickory Nut Falls. Its most notable feature is a 315-foot (96 m) rock formation, a granite monolith, Chimney Rock, accessible by elevator and providing views of the park and surrounding countryside”.  I could not have described it better. Also, I’m partial to granite rock though it is hard to shape.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  ?

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 11.5cm across , 11cm high

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METEOPA, GREECE – Mug

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Meteopa , Greece

ITEM: Mug

NOTES: This looks like a hand crafted mug / cup with hand painted scenery. Meteopa is a mountaintop Greek Orthodox monastery – Just outside the village of Kastraki, Kastraki, Kalambaka, Greece

 

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  I’d be surprised if it wasn’t Greece.

MANUFACTURER: unknown, but hand painted.

DIMENSIONS: 8cm high x 7.5cm diameter opening at top high , 7.5cm diameter (opening at top)

 

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