Grace Before Meat, c. 1830s Satirical Staffordshire Transferware Child's Mug folk art pelican and great addition to the

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

I just thought this was an interesting one

is as lovely as they come

overall very good vintage condition

carved whimsy would make a great

Grace Before Meat, c. 1830s Satirical Staffordshire Transferware Child's Mug folk art pelican and great addition to theYou 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