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Children's Mug

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1830

GUSN

GUSN-43592

Description

Pearlware children's mug. Maroon transfer-printed design of a young woman and man walking along a wooded path, a schoolhouse in the distance. Pink lusterware accents the upper lip of mug, a fourth of an inch from the bottom and down the center of the handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mugs
earthenware
pearlware
lusterware
transfer printing
Knickknack
Mug, Decorative
Children's Clothing
Earthenware
Mug, Decorative

Inscription

"GOING TO SCHOOL" (Maroon; transfer-printed)

Additional Identification Number

MJ1970.395

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 1/4 (H), 2 1/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell

Accession Number

1970.1310.395

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