Earthenware mug. Black transfer printed design featuring a young woman and young man standing outdoors with a small house in the distance. The girl wears a long dress with a large ribbon tied at the back; she gestures towards a butterfly at the boy's shoulder; the boy holds his hat in his hand. The scene is framed by an oval border with a large swag beneath and a floral motif above, featuring two birds and two clasped hands.
mugs
earthenware
transfer printing
Mug
Mug
"FRIENDSHIP LOVE and UNITY / Accept this PLEDGE of / AFFECTION" (Black transfer print)
MJ1970.1081
Unknown
4 7/8 (H), 3 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell
1970.1310.1081
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