Blind Man's Buff Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup vintage animal with an opening of 4"

with an opening of 4" across at lip and 3 3/4" diameter at base

This piece is unsigned

This terrific old striped wooden horn makes a great sound

Good for holding while contemplating the meaning of the universe

While it is more common to find hand-painted bluebirds like these on ceramic pieces than on glass

Blind Man's Buff Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup vintage animal with an opening of 4"I've recently fallen deeply in love with English 19th century transfer ware combining text and illustration, like this pearlware Staffordshire child's cup, c. 1830s 40s, I believe. Staffordshire produced a whole series of child's cups featuring children playing games (leap frog, shuttlecock, playing at marbles, etc.) this one pictures "Blind Man's Buff" (yes, Buff, meaning "small push, which preceeded Bluff as the name for the tag like game, also