Earthenware mug. Black transfer printed design with a central shield motif and the words "Remember the Giver" flanked by two classical female figures. The figure on the right holds a long staff, and the figure at left holds a spray of wheat and has a cornucopia at her side. Above the shield is a skep (beehive) with bees flying around it. Mug has silver lustre bands around rim and base. Handle is completely covered in lustre.
mugs
earthenware
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Mug
Children's Clothing
Earthenware
Mug
"Remember / the / Giver" (Black transfer print.)
MJ1970.938
Unknown
Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell
1970.1310.938
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