Innocence is a Lovely Ornament, Early 19th C. Canaryware Child's Mug antique paint set NY and this treatment cost

NY and this treatment cost $1 at the time

5" high x 1 5/8" wide

Panel is 10" x 2 5/8"

I purchased these two chairs together with two more chairs and a table

Innocence is a Lovely Ornament, Early 19th C. Canaryware Child's Mug antique paint set NY and this treatment costAnother embodiment of my never ending obsession with very old things bearing phrases that feeling newly resonant in the present. Very early 19th century, this is a scarce one, and early children's mugs in brilliant canary yellow tend to be the more precious among them. Originally, and especially as a lesson for children, "Innocence is a Lovely Ornament," would have signified the attractiveness of innocence, a trait to be held onto and cherished but