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winter-14 t1_j24ffbx wrote

Your best bet is to turn it over, and look at the stamp on the bottom of the cup. Will usually state the manufacturer and sometimes the pattern and/or the country.

Then I'd use the inter webs.

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aries_burner_809 t1_j24goze wrote

And if for some reason that doesn’t work, I ran your photo in google lens and got ROYAL WORCESTER Bone China Cup. It would work better if you take the photo of the non damaged side and with a plain background.

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briank3387 t1_j24jhr4 wrote

China Fair in Cambridge is a good place to look if it's ordinary porcelain and not fine china.

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Acadia_Due t1_j24k3qm wrote

The replacement can't just be "similar", it has to be exact, or else you're a bad son.

^(/s)

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BethNotElizabeth t1_j24o5ha wrote

Did the piece break off as one piece? You could repair it easily if so! Edit: I see the piece lol. use this link to see how to fix it. I’ve used gorilla glue and a rubber band to fix broken ceramics before!

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deepinthecoats t1_j24w7yp wrote

If you haven’t looked into the Japanese traditional repair method of kintsugi, it might be of interest. You can get kits specifically for it, and it looks great when finished (much easier if the piece that broke off is whole/in larger chunks).

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paxmomma t1_j25a915 wrote

I doubt anything by Ikea or Williams Sonoma would not have their markings on the bottom.

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becausefrog t1_j25el0o wrote

It's too round and the handle is more narrow. Speaking as a person with a favorite mug, it's less about how it looks and more about how it fits your hand.

When you go to buy a replacement, bring the broken one wrapped up in something so it doesn't cut you, and hold it in your hand and compare how they rest in your hand, how the weight is distributed, but especially how the handle fits and how easy and comfortable it is to hold for a long moment.

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OceanIsVerySalty t1_j26inv5 wrote

As a ceramicist, I agree kintsugi would look great, but it won’t be as functional of a cup. Definitely no dishwasher and no microwave anymore, and depending on how they execute the repair, possibly no more using the cup as an actual cup.

Would be nice if OP found a replacement cup and used kintsugi to repair this one just so their mom can have both.

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kissmekate48 t1_j28mgbv wrote

I have those WS cups and they are great, but more cup than mug. The porcelain is lovely to drink out of, but the 2 important qualities IMO are handle shape/feel and then volume.

China Fair is a really good suggestion—they may even have a guess about the original.

Crate + Barrel has some nice options too: https://www.crateandbarrel.com/search?query=White+Porcelain+Mug&isLanded=true&isReadyToShipAvailabilityOn=false

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Psirocking t1_j296pfs wrote

There’s a subreddit for this sort of thing but I can’t remember what it’s called

Edit: nvm it’s /r/helpmefind

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