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Maroon and white transfer-printed design on children's mug. Alternating upside-down triangle pattern on handle and inside upper lip. Right of inscription: Mother and daughter playing a game. Daughter is covering her eyes. Mother is seated demurely on bench, while dog is on hind legs begging for attention.
mugs
earthenware
transfer printing
pearlware
Mug
"MARCH/ The jovial days of feasting past/ Tis pious prudence come at last/And eager gluttony is taught/ To be content with what it ought." (Transfer-printed)
"3 3 3" (Each 3 is a point in a triangle.)
MJ1970.1097
Unknown
2 (H), 2 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell
1970.1310.1097
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