Fetching! 1820s Transferware Child's Cup with Good Dog, Man with Hat and Lustre italian marble while her almost fisted hands

while her almost fisted hands planted on her skirt and her slightly defiant countenance make her feel as if determined to stay planted

with decorative brass plate around the keyhole and simple brass swinging lock cover is my favorite I've seen

but may be glued in

And in searching

Fetching! 1820s Transferware Child's Cup with Good Dog, Man with Hat and Lustre italian marble while her almost fisted handsAnother week another early 19th c. Staffordshire childs mug, because good ones keep crossing my path, and I've always got a close eye out for them, too. At this point I look mostly for ones I've never seen with text or imagery that strikes me as especially clever or fetching. And fetching this one is, with sweet dog swimming back to shore, stick retrieved. Unusual is that the center of the hat held by the dog's human companion is actually rendered in