Hand-painted Antique English Transferware Child's Cup with Dancing Girls card box M or W or in

M or W or in between

but most of these temple toys date from the late 1800s through the early 1900s and I would guess the same on this one

Early 20th century and reflecting a pretty strong Asian influence I think

and numbered 4 of 4

it came from a sketchbook of her drawings from that time--when she was teaching at the Harlem Art Center and working at the New York branch of the WPA graphics division

Hand-painted Antique English Transferware Child's Cup with Dancing Girls card box M or W or inI've seen a close match of this child's cup described as Staffordshire, but I'm not totally sure; certainly it is antique English, with hand painted decoration for the skirts of the dancing girls, flowers, leaves and grass, in addition to darker green transfer. And as is typically the case, the transfer is not perfect, with a bit of a smear between the face and raised hand of one girl, which makes it appear as if she is trying to see through a cloud