WARNING: C. 1830s Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup handmade mat 7 3/8 x 4 15/16

7 3/8 x 4 15/16 in

or as a succulent planter

or just to add to the box collection

there is a bit of visibility (bleed through) of text on opposite page--more pronounced in my photos than in actuality and not disrupting the clarity or readability of the text

WARNING: C. 1830s Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup handmade mat 7 3/8 x 4 15/16I 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