The Little Plunderer, Early 19th C. Staffordshire Child's Mug small plate both formally (among other influences

both formally (among other influences

Very faintly printed on the front of this handmade wallpaper covered book is Lyvia C

plus gilded rims framing it from above and below

I'm not entirely sure when this old breadboard was transformed into this terrific sign for craf-t supplies

The Little Plunderer, Early 19th C. Staffordshire Child's Mug small plate both formally (among other influencesAnother antique Staffordshire child's mug, because I can't get enough of these, though I'm increasingly picky about the ones I like. In this case it's the title "the little plunderer" that drew me because plundering seems as much of the moment as it ever was! The particular plunderer in question here, though, seems not to be this fancified boy but rather the bird perched on his finger though it seems quite likely there's satire at play here, or