A Present From Battle, Unusual Excellent Condition 19th C. Hand-painted Creamware Child's Mug White House red roof I think he would be

I think he would be great holding a bunch of flowers or a few branches of fall leaves or winter berries

25 inches tall

and which could serve as vessels for all sorts of creative arrangements

The cut tin wings make me think a bit of ice fishing decoy

but no way could I resist this faux ribeye

A Present From Battle, Unusual Excellent Condition 19th C. Hand-painted Creamware Child's Mug White House red roof I think he would beA very lovely lovely one, this is a hand painted not transfer decorated child's mug, c. 1810, British I believe. One often sees children's mugs from this period bearing phrases beginning with "A Present" i. e. "A present for a dear child" or a "A present for Thomas" or "A present from an affectionate father" but I have never seen "A Present from Battle" and can't find another out there like it anywhere. How poignant and vivid to imagine a parent