Grace Before Meat, c. 1830s Satirical Staffordshire Transferware Child's Mug folk art pelican overall very good vintage condition

overall very good vintage condition

8” tall with a diameter of 5” at widest and in excellent condition

is as lovely as they come

I just thought this was an interesting one

but here is a real one

Grace Before Meat, c. 1830s Satirical Staffordshire Transferware Child's Mug folk art pelican overall very good vintage conditionYou 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