Falukoppen with handle "The lovely and the gruesome"

Falukoppen with handle - "The lovely & the gruesome". Large mug with handle for tea / coffee. A piece of history in a cup! The expression "The lovely and the gruesome" goes far back in Falun's history with the mining operations in Falu mine and is the name of Falun's eastern and western side of the Faluån. From a time when Falun was the kingdom's second city, the expression "the lovely and the gruesome" lives on. The lovely, clean side of the river, where the prominent people lived in flamboyant villa gardens, and the gruesome side, blackened by the rust smoke, where the miners lived. Two different worlds, divided by the flowing waters of the Faluån. And above all, the mine guarded with the coveted copper ... Height 10 cm, diameter 12 cm. Holds about 4.5-5 dl