Creamware children's mug. Black transfer-printed design of a mother seated on a klismos chair handing cherries from a basket to her son. The scene is overpainted in reds, yellows, blues and greens. Hand-painted black line encircles the upper lip of mug.
mugs
earthenware
transfer printing
Knickknack
Mug, Decorative
Children's Clothing
Earthenware
Mug, Decorative
"FOR MY DEAR BOY" (Black; transfer-printed)
MJ1970.1096
Unknown
2 1/4 (H), 2 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell
1970.1310.1096
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