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Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed images. Two scenes, divided by an image of a bird with outstreched wings perched on a large rock, with the inscription "Parisian Characters." The scene on one side is a street vendor selling "Fine Constantine Dates." The man wears clothing similar to those wore in the Ottoman Empire (whose captial was Constantinople), with his wares in front of him on a folding stand. The scene on the other side is a woman selling "Fresh Herrings" from a tray at her waist.
mugs
earthenware
transfer printing
Mug
Mug
"PARISIAN CHARACTERS" (Black transfer print.)
"FINE CONSTANTINE DATES" (printed)
"FRESH HERRINGS"
MJ1970.573
Unknown
2 1/4 (H), 2 3/8 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell
1970.1310.573
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