Mug
RetailerSold by
New England Calendar & Novelty Company
American, founded 1910
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
American
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1981
MediumMold-formed ironstone with blue and yellow overglaze enamel decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handle x depth): 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 3/16in. (9.5 x 11.4 x 8.1cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Elisabeth Ohde
DescriptionCylindrical, white, ironstone mug with two printed patterns, one in blue enamel, the other in blue and yellow enamel. The first pattern is to the left of the molded and applied angular handle. It consists of the blue printed words, "RETIREES DINNER" and, "APRIL 28, 1981" above and below the large, yellow enamel letters, "CML". These three letters have a shadow in blue enamel. All of this is surrounded by a rectangular wreath of leaves, with a large blue circle at the bottom center. The entirely blue enamel pattern to the right of the handle shows a three-story building with a central, projecting portico supported by four full columns. The front of the portico reads, "CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY". A tree and bushes are in front of the building. The tree has few leaves, and some of the bushes are covered in snow. To the lower right of the pattern is the name, "WELLINKER".
Object number1998.65.1
MarkingsThere are two marks on the bottom of the mug. The first are raised letters, probably formed in the mold used to make this mug, that read, "MADE IN/ ENGLAND". The second mark is a greenish-yellow, overglaze, printed enamel mark for the retailer, that reads "PRODUCED BY/ NECANCO/ HARTFORD, CT 06105".NotesHistorical Note: Elisabeth R. Ohde worked for Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company from 1940 until her retirement in 1978. The retirees dinner that this mug commemorates was held on 28 April 1981.Historical Note: The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company was the first life insurance company chartered in Connecticut, in 1846. (Hunt 10/6/2004)
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