C. 1830s Staffordshire "Circulating Library" Child's Transferware Cup boy with roses but otherwise I’d put it

but otherwise I’d put it out to be enjoyed all of the time

Or it would make a stunning planter for a beautiful leafy green houseplant

it's certainly an empathetic one if one is as disposed toward wounded creatures as I am

this one has a great architectural form and scale to it

how could I say no to this tiger

C. 1830s Staffordshire "Circulating Library" Child's Transferware Cup boy with roses but otherwise I’d put itIt was a great week for finding antique transferware children's cups; this is one of two I am listing, both rare and I think just fabulous this one humorously representing a circulating library, books flying everywhere in a gust of wind. Preceding public libraries, in the 18th and 19th c. circulating libraries were important (for profilt) social and cultural institutions in Britain and America, providing for a subscription fee the rising middle class