Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Maxims 19th Century Pearlware Child's Cup real scarab brooch It measures 2 7/8" tall

It measures 2 7/8" tall

down to the facial expressions of each figure

but this is the first one I've found with a painted wood handle

8 1/2" d when collapsed

and the lushness of those red printed hearts

Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Maxims 19th Century Pearlware Child's Cup real scarab brooch It measures 2 7/8" tallI've got a soft spot for these antique transferware child's cups; every time I see a few of them together, they really make me want to build a collection of them. The pink red decoration on this one comes from Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack (there were a whole series of these illustrating different "maxims"), with the central image including several vignettes occurring in a shop of some sort accompanied by the phrase "Keep Thy Shop and Thy