Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed design of a man riding a horse backwards while another man tries to hold onto the horse's tail, while being dragged along the ground. Overpainting in brown, red and green. A red line encircles the inner lip of the mug. On the outer lip of the mug, the alphabet from "A" to "V" is stamped into the ceramic body.
mugs
earthenware
transfer printing
Mug
Children's Clothing
Earthenware
Mug
"BILLY BUTTONS" (Black transfer-printed)
MJ1970.390
Unknown
2 1/2 (H), 2 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell
1970.1310.390
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