Grace Before Meat, c. 1830s Satirical Staffordshire Transferware Child's Mug antique silver travel comb pulling these violets toward it

pulling these violets toward it like a magnet

with a small chip to one top corner

The interior compartment on this one seems a bit small for that

Easily mounted to a wall via holes at either end of the iron plate

Grace Before Meat, c. 1830s Satirical Staffordshire Transferware Child's Mug antique silver travel comb pulling these violets toward itYou know I love these 19th c. Staffordshire transferware child's mugs, and this is a weird one! Most often, they depict children engaged in various games learning lessons of one sort of another, but this one features adults only (who feel quite Gorey esque to me), one seeming to gesture to the other to be seated at the table, but with text overhead reminding "Grace before Meat." Great details, including a series of pictures hanging on the wall. I am