For Learning, Very Scarce and Lovely c. 1820s Pearlware Transferware Child's Mug (Two Small Chips) west and lee And eggs are especially timely

And eggs are especially timely (and hard to come by) at the moment

and arrange them in different configurations

with square iron nails around the perimeter

is just glorious

I especially like seeing a section toward the end where movements of the body were linked to spelling out words

For Learning, Very Scarce and Lovely c. 1820s Pearlware Transferware Child's Mug (Two Small Chips) west and lee And eggs are especially timelyAn early one, and a scarce one, which I've done some searching for but can't find another example of out there. All sorts of lessons imparted on these English transfer decorated children's mugs, but to my sensibilities distilling the sentiment down to "For Learning" is pure perfection and a happy embodiment of the child themselves determining the direction of their learning pursuit! With beautiful lettering (the font the same as early bone alphabets),