Blue Mochaware Ceramic Pen Pot, 'Cat Eye'

Mochaware was first made in Staffordshire, England since the 1780s. Once regarded as utilitarian, common and cheap, this eccentric and colourful slipware decoration is making a comeback for its folklorish appeal. 

In 1852, Charles Dickens, visited the Copeland Pottery Works and described the process: “[…] those particular jugs and mugs were once set upon a lathe and put in motion, and how a man blew the brown colour (having a strong natural affinity with the material in that condition) on them from a blow pipe as they twirled ; and how his daughter, with a common brush, dropped blotches of blue upon them in the right places; tilting the blotches upside down, she made them run into rude images of trees, and there and end."

Each cup is sold separately, please choose your preferred size from the drop down menu. 

Details:
Small Size: 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Large Size: 10.5 x 9.5 cm
Material: Mochaware ceramic

Please note each cup is a unique pattern in style of those photographed. While the colour will remain the same, you may receive a slight variation as far as the pattern goes.

The large cups sometimes include a lionhead detail at random; please email orders@choosingkeeping.com if you have a preference of including/excluding this detail and we will try our best to meet it.