HANDCRAFTED SANDSTONE MUG BEARDED MAN STUCK IN COFFEE CUP w LADDER circa 1980s

Circa 1980s

We seem to recall that the story of this mug is that a man has climbed into this 'vat' to retrieve his hat.

Total height of mug is about 5.5 inches high.  The base is about 3.25 inches wide (including ladder) and the lip is about 4.25 wide (including the man.)

The mug has several different elements:

The two-tone brown ladder has detail replicating wood and nails.  It is unglazed.

The unglazed dark brown handle is made from two twisted strands of clay and has a glazed thumb rest at the top.  The potter's fingerprints are visible in the thumb rest.

The man peaking over the rim of the cup has brown hair and a brown beard and prominent features:  ears, cheeks, nose and lips.  There is a spot of coffee on his nose.  His hands appear to be stained brown from falling into the coffee cup.  His clothes - visible on the inside of the cup - are stained brown.

The exterior of the mug is largely unglazed.  The exterior is detailed with vertical and horizontal lines and dots, perhaps to replicate boards and nails.  There are some drips of 'coffee' and glazing down the side of the mug.

The interior of the mug is glazed.  It includes the body of the man hanging from the rim.

In the bottom of the mug is the hat of the bearded man.

The glazing is crazed.  There is a small piece of clay stuck to the bottom of the mug.

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