Grace Before Meat, c. 1830s Satirical Staffordshire Transferware Child's Mug folk art pelican who had an entire brownstone

who had an entire brownstone on Newbury Street in Boston

8” tall with a diameter of 5” at widest and in excellent condition

and the perfect complement to most anything one might display in it

with a sky blue background behind the creamy white sails

and great addition to the collection of any box lover (like me

Grace Before Meat, c. 1830s Satirical Staffordshire Transferware Child's Mug folk art pelican who had an entire brownstoneYou know I love these 19th c. Staffordshire transferware child's mugs, and this is a weird one! Most often, they depict children engaged in various games learning lessons of one sort of another, but this one features adults only (who feel quite Gorey esque to me), one seeming to gesture to the other to be seated at the table, but with text overhead reminding "Grace before Meat." Great details, including a series of pictures hanging on the wall. I am