This is a mug that appeals to a wide variety of collectors! Mug collectors! Baseball collectors! Collectors of Classic Americana! Someone who enjoys sports or is looking to add items to a sports-themed room or mancave!
This Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post Coffee Mug was produced by Best Brands Home Products, Inc. and officially-licensed by Curtis Publishing Co. for the use of the Saturday Evening Post brand.
This particular mug features the iconic "Game Called Because of Rain" or "Three Umpires" cover from the April 23, 1949 issue of The Saturday Evening Post! This is a timeless favorite of Rockwell collectors and baseball fans alike, a true classic for the ages!
A painting this popular actually has many different alternate names. This Rockwell is also called "Tough Call" and "Bottom of the Sixth" as well as the other two mentioned above.
This painting was Rockwell's 2nd cover for The Post in 1949. In 1949, there were 5 Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post covers published.
This was also the 259th illustration Rockwell painted for the cover of The Post. Rockwell's career with the Post spanned 47 years, from his first cover illustration, "Boy With Baby Carriage" in 1916 to his last, "Portrait of John F. Kennedy," in 1963.
This illustration has been reproduced in ten Rockwell commentary books.
This coffee mug is in BEAUTIFUL condition and measures 3.75 inches tall and 3 inches across the top of the mug. There are no cracks, chips, scuffs or stains on the mug!
PM me if interested and we will work out a meet up that is convenient to both of us. Thanks for looking!