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Earthenware children's mug. Brown transfer printed images with captions. On one side, "Flow thou regal purple stream" appears to show a man with a gushing nosebleed, being held from behind by a second man; a third man appears ready to strike a fourth man with his fist. On the other side, "Nanny wilt thou ..." shows two long-horned sheep rubbing heads together.
mugs
earthenware
transfer printing
Mug
Mug
"Flow thou regal purple stream" (Brown transfer print.)
"Nanny wilt thou gan [sic]" [gang with me] (printed)
MJ1970.1082
Unknown
2 1/4 (H), 2 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell
1970.1310.1082
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