A New Design
If you have been following along with us on Facebook, you know that we have posed some questions to help us make some of the burning decisions we have to make. One of those questions was around whether to us a coffee mug or tea cup at breakfast. Several of you stated that you would like to have mugs available. Even more suggested that we consider having a special mug designed just for Belle Grove Plantation.
We want to announce that we now have a new design for our coffee mugs at Belle Grove Plantation!
Our mugs are creations of Hannah Janney
An artist and potter from Colonial Beach, Virginia
She and I worked together to come up with a design that would reflex the history at Belle Grove Plantation. We spent an afternoon together as I watched her mold different designs. She and I discussed old pottery and glazes and what might have been at the plantation. I described piece of broken pottery I had found. And after several tries, she was able to create what I feel reflexes the history of the plantation.
We now have six mugs completed with several more coming. Each mug is hand-made by Hannah and while still the same basic design; each has a character of its own, just as the families did at Belle Grove Plantation. Just like one of our recent files at Belle Grove, this mug is glazed in a salt glaze with a beautiful blue and nature color. The handles are also special with a small curl at the base.
We will have these mugs available at the plantation when you come and will offer them on our website once we launch!
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Great design! She does great work. 🙂
Thank you! We love them!
Had it not been for the Boston tea party I might have gone for the alterrnative! But she has done a great job on these. D.
Thank you!
LOVE THEM!
Thank you! We love them too!
They are beautiful! Perfect for the era and feel of the plantation!
Thank you! We think she caught that for us!
I love the design, beautiful and it looks like they will be great to use.
Thank you!
I like them. They look really good. I could imagine me drinking coffee from one of those.
Thank you!
Those are really beautiful! She did a great job!
Thank you!
Love it! Seems very fitting yet very utilitarian. I’ll just bet you could sell a bunch of those to help with the upkeep and renovations.
Thank you! We have had a lot of inquires about it so I think you may be right!
looks great! x
Thank you!
Love ’em. Hope Hannah Janney carves her name in there somewhere on the mug.
Thank you! She did make her mark on them.