Sunderland Early 19th Century Lustreware Mug with Frog Inside! red white and blue but also because I didn’t

but also because I didn’t know exactly what it was and wanted to find out

and was created to represent the month of October in a limited edition calendar produced by the Yoseido Gallery

There are a few little white marks on the surface of the body but it is in otherwise excellent vintage condition

Such baskets were only produced at specific times of year

one end of which one would put under one's foot while holding the other straight up

Sunderland Early 19th Century Lustreware Mug with Frog Inside! red white and blue but also because I didn’tI've become a big fan of antique transfer decorated Sunderland lustreware pearlware, because it is just so much fun! This over sized mug good for a nice big cup of coffee features a whaling ship a sail amid rough seas and thunderous clouds on one side, and a poem on the other hailing safe return. But best is the sculptural frog with open mouth clinging to the side of its interior, eager to imbibe whatever is poured into it! The poem reads: "Now safe