Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed design of young girl in a long flowing gown with a cat on her lap drinking milk from a bowl. A dog stands on his hind legs to her left begging for a treat. Scene is overpainted in red, yellow, blue and green.
mugs
earthenware
transfer printing
Mug
Children's Clothing
Earthenware
Mug
"A BEGGER'S PETITION" (Black transfer-printed)
MJ1970.1083
Unknown
2 1/2 (H), 2 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell
1970.1310.1083
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