Boleslawiec Polish Pottery Mug SET OF 2 Blue Cream Unikat

Set of 2 Polish Pottery Boleslawiec Mugs Excellent condition. No cracks, chips, crazing. or fading of handpainted design. Only fading is light fading on bottom logo. Approx 3.5 inches tall. Bolesławiec pottery, , also referred to as Polish pottery, is the collective term for fine pottery and stoneware produced in the town of Bolesławiec, in south-western Poland. The ceramics are characterized by an indigo blue polka dot pattern on a white/cream background or vice versa. The art originated in the late Middle Ages, but it fully developed in the 19th century and has continued ever since. The scope of the stoneware ranges from teapots and jugs to plates, platters and candelabra. The pottery is collectively known as "Polish stoneware", as it became one of Poland's unofficial cultural symbols. There are probably few items that are more quintessentially Polish than Boleslawiec pottery. This creamy white and cobalt blue painted pottery has been on Polish dinner tables for over 1000 years! The town of Boleslawiec, Poland is renowned for both the quality of the native clay as well as its cluster of world-class family pottery businesses. In fact, the town is often referred to as Miasto Ceramiki or “Town of Ceramics”. Techniques and patterns are passed down from generation to generation; the painters are considered – rightly so – to be artists, rather than simply craftspeople. This beautiful durable stoneware is lead and cadmium free. 101