This mug made coffee
Not all mugs were just for drinking.
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The MTB 241 copper mug was for making coffee. The inventory records 12 cm high and 7,2 in diameter.
The piece belongs to the Basto Land Museum in Arco de Baúlhe. There is no date of manufacture or recipe indicated. Compare the measurements in the scheme: similar heights can hide very different widths.
THREE OBJECTS, THREE HIGHS
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Mug · 12 cm tall
MTB 241: copper, 7,2 cm in diameter. It served to make coffee.
Brazier · 12,5 cm high
MTB 251: copper, 46,5 cm in diameter. It contained hot coals for heating.
Read the story of the braseira →Box · 45,5 cm high
L 104: metal, 88 cm long and 43,5 wide. It carried sweets for parties.
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Source and context
Basto Land Museum — Latoaria, Teresa Soeiro text and inventory of pieces
Accessed: . Editorial summary; the date of consultation is not the date of the facts.