{"title":"Stars \u0026 Stripes","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatriotic mugs with the American eagle and early American motifs – fine porcelain, made for the 4th of July, Memorial Day and every proud morning coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"white-10oz-porcelain-slim-mug-quilt-eagle-pattern","title":"Eagle Quilt: Twenty-Six Stars, 1837 – Porcelain Art Mug","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tz-label\" style=\"border-top:1px solid currentColor;border-bottom:1px solid currentColor;padding:0.9em 0;margin:0 0 1.4em;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:0.72em;letter-spacing:0.16em;text-transform:uppercase;opacity:0.65;margin-bottom:0.5em;\"\u003eThe work on this mug\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTwenty-Six Stars\u003c\/em\u003e, 1837\u003cbr\u003eQuilt, 103 × 97 in.\u003cbr\u003ePublic collection\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:0.8em;opacity:0.7;margin-top:0.6em;\"\u003ePublic domain\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerica 250 · Jubilee Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/8475\/8859\/files\/Gemini_Generated_Image_5999r55999r55999_4a4d9d37-9593-4186-9fb3-a89fdfd98dfe.jpg?v=1783343892\" alt=\"America 250 · Jubilee Edition\" style=\"max-width: 180px; width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Eagle at Home: A New Nation Stitches Its Symbol\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 4 July 2026, America turned 250. In New England, sometime around 1837, an anonymous needleworker bent over cotton and thread and stitched an eagle — the eagle — at the centre of a quilt. She knew exactly what it meant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe design follows the Great Seal of the United States, adopted by Congress in 1782: an eagle with wings spread, arrows in one talon, an olive branch in the other. Above the eagle's head: twenty-six stars. Twenty-six — because in January 1837, Michigan had just become the twenty-sixth state, and someone, somewhere, decided this quilt would mark the moment. Not with a ceremony, not with a monument. With cloth and a needle, at a kitchen table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eagle had moved fast through American domestic life after the Revolution. It appeared on silver, on porcelain, on furniture and uniforms. The Society of the Cincinnati — founded in 1783 by officers who had served under Washington — adopted the same eagle for their badge of honour. By 1837, the symbol was everywhere, but it hadn't yet become imperial. This quilt catches it while it was still personal: a grandmother's pride, a family's declaration. \u003cem\u003eWe are Americans. This is our bird.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mug carries the quilt's central eagle medallion. The full cotton textile — 103 by 97 inches, almost a perfect square — now hangs in a public collection in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead the full story: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/stories\/the-quilt-that-counted-michigan\"\u003eThe Quilt That Counted Michigan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"tz-material\"\u003eFine porcelain, 10 oz — 104 mm high, 75 mm across the base. The image runs around the body; handle and rim stay white. Dishwasher and microwave safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuilt, Eagle pattern, American, ca. 1837–50. Cotton, 103 × 97 in. (261.6 × 246.4 cm). Public domain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected by Dr. Walther Fuchs for the Tazzarte collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tazzarte","offers":[{"title":"Fine Porcelain — 10 oz","offer_id":57781406204235,"sku":"e06a45a7-39e0-4d85-ad1c-fdb48f84dac1","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/8475\/8859\/files\/cf2eaa1f-1628-424f-9b5e-5797cc4f284b.webp?v=1783408673"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/8475\/8859\/collections\/cf2eaa1f-1628-424f-9b5e-5797cc4f284b.webp?v=1790774215","url":"https:\/\/tazzarte.com\/collections\/patriotic-mugs-4th-of-july.oembed","provider":"Tazzarte","version":"1.0","type":"link"}