WARNING: C. 1830s Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup swivel frames despite not much to otherwise

despite not much to otherwise distinguish her hands

the legs brass

I think the yellow crests behind them signify the Holy Roman Empire

with a red marble one is trying to progress from one to the other (and the box text assuring us that it can be done

It took me a moment to place this curious creature

WARNING: C. 1830s Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup swivel frames despite not much to otherwiseI love an antique Staffordshire transfer decorated child's cup combining text and image, and was struck by this one for the unusualness of its one word caption WARNING giving the whole thing a certain ominousness. These cups were certainly used to impart lessons of sorts, so this feels perhaps akin to picturing a fire drill or duck and cover exercise but compared to similar cups from the period that usually depicted games like 'playing at marbles' or