Pearlware children's mug. Maritime scene surrounded by different banners with insciptions inside.
mugs
earthenware
pearlware
transfer printing
Knickknack
Mug, Decorative
Mug, Decorative
In exhibition "Yankee Remix" at Mass. Mus. of Contemporary Art, May 24, 2003-April 2004.
"THE OCEAN/ FROM THEE THE WORLD EXPECTS BRITAIN: AN OCEAN PENNY [Next word illegible] POSTAGE/ TO MAKE HER CHILDREN ONE FRATERNITY" (Transfer-printed in blue)
MJ1970.761
Unknown
2 1/2 (H), 2 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell
1970.1310.761
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