Black Transferware Cries of London Liquor Barrel DECANTER FOR LAMP / BAR flow blue It is a dinner size

It is a dinner size plate with a gorgeous bowl of fruits and flowers

That same year his work was published by Caldwell in the book Hobby Hoss Fair

Other pieces shown are available in my Etsy shop

Minton Childrens Games

This is one of the larger and more difficult to find pieces which was originally made to go underneath a large soup tureen but it is beautiful on its own

Black Transferware Cries of London Liquor Barrel DECANTER FOR LAMP / BAR flow blue It is a dinner sizeNone can resist the romance of the Cries of London and the appeal of the liberty of vagabondage, of those who had no indenture or task master, and who travelled wide throughout the city, witnessing the spectacle of its streets, speaking with a wide variety of customers, and seeing life. In the densely populated neighborhoods, it was the itinerants cries that marked the times of day and announced the changing seasons of the year. Before the motorcar,