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Shaving mug
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Shaving mug

Datecirca 1910
Mediumceramic
Dimensions4.5 x 6 x 3.75 inches
ClassificationsToilet Article
Catalog number2004.23.1:1
DescriptionCeramic shaving mug with handle, white color with pink and white/green roses and blue flowers on each side. Crackle glaze overall. Mauve and metallic gold around edges of lip and upper rim, faded and worn in places. Top of mug has bowl with perforations for draining the brush. Mark on bottom, "Made in England". Item had come from Ray Boles' Tempe barber shop. Mr. Boles had donated it to the Tempe Historical Society for a fundraising auction which is where the donor purchased it in March 2004.
Status
Not on view