Last weekend we found these amazing mugs. Â They’re very large for vintage mugs (4 inches tall and 4 inches in diameter) and they have a great, heavy feel in the hand. Â Thanks to @full_upright on Twitter, who let us know that the mugs were made by Iron Mountain Stoneware. Â These mugs were designed by the founder of IMS, Nancy Patterson. Â (Patterson’s “NP” mark is under the typical Iron Mountain Stoneware stamp.) Â Each of the mugs was decorated by Sally Patterson (Nancy’s sister) and is hand-signed by Sally on the bottom. Â We’ve listed these mugs on eBay — if you’re interested, the listings close on 5-12-2013.
It was so much fun to research Iron Mountain Stoneware and to be introduced to the Patterson’s work! Â We found this blog to be very helpful as we worked on this post — go visit it to find out more information about IMS.)
Edited to add: This 1975 Reading Eagle article on Nancy Patterson gives some information on the connection between IMS and the Royal Copenhagen company. Â It seems that Royal Copenhagen produced Iron Mountain Stoneware for national distribution, which clears up a mystery of @Luolashop’s, where Iron Mountain Stoneware has Royal Copenhagen stickers.