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The Humorous World of
Hornsea Love MugsKen was known to have designed the Hornsea Love Mugs, a set of 12, each featuring a month of the year. The design is different to his normal style, but this may been a criteria to emulate John Clappison's style. The design probably dates to 1975, but the mugs were definitely marketed from 1976 to 1981. Note: Thanks to Jim Bishop, we now know there are two different handle styles: a round and a rectangular one (see right). Sold as 'Love Mugs' in the UK, they were also distributed in the USA by Kosta Boda under the name 'Young Lovers Mugs'. With thanks to Pauline Coyle (author of Gone to Pot, The Life and Work of John Clappison) and visit Pauline's site, Hornsea Pottery for more details of this excellent book. Other source: Hornsea Pottery 1949-89 by Brian Heckford Backstamps |
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| There are numerous backstamps on the Hornsea mugs. Only two dates are known at present (1977 & 1978), but there are many that show a series of dots, either with a date, or on their own. | ||
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| January courtesy David P Encill |
February courtesy Jim Bishop |
March courtesy Jim Bishop |
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| April courtesy Jim Bishop |
May courtesy Sarah |
June courtesy Janice Jex |
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| July courtesy Jim Bishop |
August courtesy Jim Bishop |
September courtesy Sarah |
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| October courtesy Jim Bishop |
November courtesy Jim Bishop |
December courtesy Jim Bishop |
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