Long Life and Success to the Farmer, c. 1830s Excellent Condition Handpainted Transferware Mug kiwi pattern 6 1/2" 8 3/8 closed

6 1/2" 8 3/8 closed

and the top

looking very much the more poised of the two

Especially amusing (or disturbing

The hand-written caption "her face would stop a clock" just kills me

Long Life and Success to the Farmer, c. 1830s Excellent Condition Handpainted Transferware Mug kiwi pattern 6 1/2" 8 3/8 closedHard to imagine packing more onto the surface of a mug that is the case with this one! And, as the growing season comes into swing, a great one for raising a mug full to one's favorite farmer! C. 1830s, British, I want to guess Sunderland but am not completely sure, transfer with hand painting, and this one in mint condition. I really love the tools floating everywhere, and animals along the bottom (including little pig hidden in the green) and then