The Little Plunderer, Early 19th C. Staffordshire Child's Mug English ceramics 1 3/16" wide at knees

1 3/16" wide at knees when fully closed

in various sizes

thinking her own thoughts

hand-carved

to his very contemporary-looking v-neck and trousers with orange trim and yellow cuffs

The Little Plunderer, Early 19th C. Staffordshire Child's Mug English ceramics 1 3/16" wide at kneesAnother 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