English Mocha Ware Mug, c. 1800s
notes: label: Description
content: This mocha ware mug was produced in England in the 1800s. Mocha ware featured distinctive tree-like patterns made by a chemical reaction caused by dripping an acidic solution on the alkaline slip-glaze. This mug was donated by Mrs. Helen August Mosher to the Smithsonian in 1961.
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
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content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition
content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Helen Augusta Mosher in memory of her parents Ellen and Richard Rothwell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CE.62.442
label: catalog number
content: 62.442
label: accession number
content: 240968
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mug
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: monochrome, black (overall surface decoration color name)
label: Physical Description
content: ceramic, earthenware, refined (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 13/16 in x 6 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 14.732 cm x 16.51 cm x 11.43 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 3/4 in x 6 1/4 in x 4 9/16 in; 14.605 cm x 15.875 cm x 11.58875 cm