Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.
Earthenware children's mug. Shaped base and loop handle with leaf terminals. Red transfer print with inscription flanked by two scenes. On the left is a pastoral landscape scene with a house. On the right is a seated woman with a parasol, a standing girl, and a sitting dog.
mugs
earthenware
transfer printing
Mug
"FLOWERS THAT NEVER FADE. / GOOD HUMOUR. / Good humour is the greatest charm / that children can possess / It makes them happy, and what's more. / It gives them power to bless" (Red transfer print)
MJ1970.584
Unknown
2 1/4 (H), 2 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell
1970.1310.584
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
