Antique Danish Oversized Pearlware Mug with Gold "Landmanden Leve" (Life of the Farmer) wooden whimsey chain Box measures 4 7/8" x

Box measures 4 7/8" x 2 7/8" 7/8'

came into vogue around 1800

I'd guess it was used a cigarette case

Paper is soft and not brittle

Great for tea

Antique Danish Oversized Pearlware Mug with Gold "Landmanden Leve" (Life of the Farmer) wooden whimsey chain Box measures 4 7/8" xI'm not always so strategic in considering what will photograph well, or not, and fear the huge charm and presence of this large antique mug with gold lettering will not fully come across but if not I'll be glad to keep this one for myself. The gold lettering, which looks hand painted to me, reads "landmanden leve," which I know is Danish, with "landmanden" meaning farmer, and "leve" translating to live life and so I think the gist is "the life of the