Mug
ca. 1988 (manufactured), ca. 1988 (designed)
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Earthenware mug, cylindrical form with straight sides and thicker than normal "ear" shaped handle. Printed on the inside the mug is a motif of the Hero Mutant turtles, and the words "Teenage Mutant Hero of them all". Outside the mug the background is a city-scape; on the front of the mug the four turtles and their official logo "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtle". On the back the four turtles are swinging from ropes. At the bottom the words "You're the Coolest..." in black.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with printed decoration and glazed |
| Brief description | Mug, earthenware with printed decoration and glazed, designed by Harry James, copyright owned by Mirage Studios, licensed by Copyright Promotions Licensing Group Ltd., manufactured in the Far East, designed in the US, ca. 1988. |
| Physical description | Earthenware mug, cylindrical form with straight sides and thicker than normal "ear" shaped handle. Printed on the inside the mug is a motif of the Hero Mutant turtles, and the words "Teenage Mutant Hero of them all". Outside the mug the background is a city-scape; on the front of the mug the four turtles and their official logo "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtle". On the back the four turtles are swinging from ropes. At the bottom the words "You're the Coolest..." in black. |
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| Object history | Part of the Mug Project and also part of a small collection of Turtles Ephemera. The Hero Mutant Turtles were perhaps the most successful children's marketing campaign of all time. |
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| Literary reference | Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles |
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| Accession number | C.130-1991 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2008 |
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