Mug
1990 (designed), ca. 1990 (made)
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Mug of white earthenware with opaque white glaze, cylindrical with loop handle, printed decoration of three turtles emerging from sewers, with the caption "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" in black, green, red and blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | White earthenware with printed decoration and glazed |
| Brief description | Mug, white earthenware with printed decoration and glazed, design copyright owned by Mirage Studios, licensed by C.P.L., made by Coloroll, England, ca. 1990. |
| Physical description | Mug of white earthenware with opaque white glaze, cylindrical with loop handle, printed decoration of three turtles emerging from sewers, with the caption "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" in black, green, red and blue. |
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| Credit line | Given by Jennifer Opie, Paul Greenhalgh and Oliver Watson |
| Object history | Purchased in the Holloway Road for £2.50 at a shop specialising in cheap fancy goods. Part of a large collection of mugs acquired in 1991. This group [C.84 to 105-1991] were brought together from various sources and were presented by the donors - the Curator and Deputy Curators of the Ceramics and Glass Section. The collection aims to illustrate the various uses of the 'Mug as bearer of message' over the past decade. |
| Literary reference | Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles |
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| Accession number | C.85-1991 |
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| Record created | November 4, 2008 |
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