Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup games A very finely crafted miniature

A very finely crafted miniature shoe

so this one sold me immediately

as are the lines and proportions of the structure

and so like to think of him as staring out at the the stars

and a little research leads me to the believe with quite a bit of confidence that the H

Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup games A very finely crafted miniatureSome things photograph well and some things are vastly reduced in translation a good part of the beauty of this c. 1830s Staffordshire "loving cup" is its grand scale, more the size of a trophy than a mug and indeed loving cups (two handled, typically oversized vessels) were are often awarded to victors of competitions (well suited for lifting overhead!). I of course am partial to the "loving" aspect a cup to be shared by two, taking turns, one handle