Arabia Moomin Mug #45
Christmas Surprise (2009)
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Mug Christmas Surprise was released in the winter of 2009. It’s the fourth seasonal winter mug. Many characters are pictured in the mug, and Tove Slotte used several different images to create the com...
Mug Christmas Surprise was released in the winter of 2009. It’s the fourth seasonal winter mug. Many characters are pictured in the mug, and Tove Slotte used several different images to create the complete design for the mug. The images of Moomintroll, Moominpappa and Moominmamma are found in the original comic strip #19 Moomin Winter by Tove and Lars Jansson. The skiing Hemulen is from Tove Jansson’s novel Moominland Midwinter and Little My from the songbook, Visor från Mumindalen. Seasonal stickers have been used in the mugs since 2006.
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Price estimate
i£50 - 70 With Sticker
£35 - 45 Without Sticker
Name
Christmas Surprise
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
45
Production period
2009
Themes
Christmas, Winter season
Brand
Arabia
Bottom stamps
2 different
Sticker
Jouluyllätys 0,3 L - Christmas Surprise - SEASONAL PRODUCT 2009
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Characters
Hemulen the Skiier
Little My
Moominmamma
Moominpappa
Moomintroll
Original images
Book - Moominland Midwinter (1957) - Tove Jansson
Comic strip #19 - Moomin Winter (1959) - Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
Book - Visor från Mumindalen (1993) - Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
Measurements
Height: 8.1, Width: 11.2, Diameter: 8.3 cm
Weight
250 g
Volume
300 ml
Colors
Blue, Dark blue
Material
Vitro porcelain
Bottom stamps (2)
Who designs the illustrations for the Moomin mugs?
Tove Slotte, born in 1957, is a Finnish artist and a graphic designer. She is a professional ceramist. Tove Slotte worked at Arabia from 1985 to 1990, after which she has worked as a freelance designer. She is best known for designing and illustrating the Moomin products for Iittala and Arabia ceramics. Tove Slotte has been a Moomin fan since her childhood. She says her favourite Moomin book is The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My. Tove Slotte has designed the Moomin products for Arabia for more than 30 years.
