Arabia Moomin Mug #17
Little My Sliding (1999–2007, 2011)
Price estimate
£45 - 55 With Sticker
£30 - 40 Without Sticker
This green mug was manufactured from 1999 to 2007. It was re-released in 2011, when a Finnish grocery store chain Citymarket took it into their selection for their anniversary. In the green mug Li...
This green mug was manufactured from 1999 to 2007. It was re-released in 2011, when a Finnish grocery store chain Citymarket took it into their selection for their anniversary. In the green mug Little My is seen coming down a slide. The images were chosen by Tove Slotte, and the original illustrations are from Tove and Lars Jansson’s comic #17 Moomin and the Comet and from Tove Jansson’s book Moominland Midwinter.
Additional information
Price estimate
£45 - 55 With Sticker
£30 - 40 Without Sticker
Name
Little My Sliding
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
17
Production period
1999–2007
2011
Theme
Characters
Brand
Arabia
Bottom stamps
3 different
Sticker
PIKKU MYY VIHREA 0.3 L - LITTLE MY GREEN 0.3 L - www.arabia.fi
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Character
Little My
Original images
Book - Moominland Midwinter (1957) - Tove Jansson
Comic strip #17 - Moomin and the Comet (1958) - Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
Measurements
Height: 8.1, Width: 11.2, Diameter: 8.3 cm
Weight
250 g
Volume
300 ml
Colors
Dark green, Green
Material
Vitro porcelain
Bottom stamps (3)
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.
