WARNING: C. 1830s Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup handmade mat or as a succulent planter

or as a succulent planter

with a full head of bristles and just light wear to the blonde wood handle

and on the back are printed lots of details bout the Ferris Wheel’s construction--diameter of 45 feet

the head itself measures 3 5/8" t x 5" w x 1  3/4" d

7 3/8 x 4 15/16 in

WARNING: C. 1830s Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup handmade mat or as a succulent planterI 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