Antique Danish Oversized Pearlware Mug with Gold "Landmanden Leve" (Life of the Farmer) ladies it was somewhat tarnished when

it was somewhat tarnished when I found it

Necessity is so often the mother of beauty I do believe

with pieces of armor strewn on the ground and laurel wreaths in the hands of two of the women--evincing a sense of the toils of war and a hard won peace

with some wear to the box but still holding together well

His magic career began inauspiciously in New York City in 1858--his act

Antique Danish Oversized Pearlware Mug with Gold "Landmanden Leve" (Life of the Farmer) ladies it was somewhat tarnished whenI'm not always so strategic in considering what will photograph well, or not, and fear the huge charm and presence of this large antique mug with gold lettering will not fully come across but if not I'll be glad to keep this one for myself. The gold lettering, which looks hand painted to me, reads "landmanden leve," which I know is Danish, with "landmanden" meaning farmer, and "leve" translating to live life and so I think the gist is "the life of the