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Children's Mug

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1820

GUSN

GUSN-43526

Description

Pearlware children's mug with silver luster accents. Rust-colored red transfer-printed design of a man and woman standing near a bird cage. The bird is perched on the man's finger. Trees and bushes surround the scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mugs
earthenware
pearlware
transfer printing
lusterware
Knickknack
Mug, Decorative
Mug, Decorative

Inscription

"MY DEAR BOY" (rust-colored red; transfer printed)

Additional Identification Number

MJ1970.327

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 (H), 1 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell

Accession Number

1970.1310.327

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