A Present From Battle, Unusual Excellent Condition 19th C. Hand-painted Creamware Child's Mug White House red roof The date of last issue

The date of last issue was 1898

25 inches tall

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A Present From Battle, Unusual Excellent Condition 19th C. Hand-painted Creamware Child's Mug White House red roof The date of last issueA 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