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Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed image of "A Shave for a Penney" [sic]. A monkey sits amongst shaving implements, holding a razor; his reflection is visible in a mirror. A man stands just inside a doorway at left. Pink lustre bands at rim and around body 1/4" from base, with stripe down handle.
mugs
earthenware
transfer printing
lusterware
Mug
Mug
"A SHAVE FOR A PENNEY" (Black transfer print.)
MJ1970.514
Unknown
2 1/8 (H), 2 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell
1970.1310.514
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