Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup victorian shoe ornament very early 19th c

very early 19th c

not noticeable when hung

Wilis’ name and the year 1883 appears on one page of the sketchook

finely made

Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup victorian shoe ornament very early 19th cSome things photograph well and some things are vastly reduced in translation a good part of the beauty of this c. 1830s Staffordshire "loving cup" is its grand scale, more the size of a trophy than a mug and indeed loving cups (two handled, typically oversized vessels) were are often awarded to victors of competitions (well suited for lifting overhead!). I of course am partial to the "loving" aspect a cup to be shared by two, taking turns, one handle