The Patricia Study Mug

A genuine 1927 studio pottery tankard, capturing the ephemeral quality of a vintage gelatin silver print. The vessel maintains the tall, slightly flared silhouette of an 18th-century creamware mug, complete with a distinctive, high-arched, pulled-clay handle that features a peculiar, small thumb-rest spur at its base. The surface is hand-finished in the sophisticated, soft-focus aesthetic of 1920s portrait photography. Instead of traditional glazes, the ceramic body is decorated with muted, atmospheric monochromatic sepia and silver-grey marbling, mimicking the hazy,...