Long Life and Success to the Farmer, c. 1830s Excellent Condition Handpainted Transferware Mug kiwi pattern The hand-written caption "her face

The hand-written caption "her face would stop a clock" just kills me

I keep snatching these antique cigar ribbon quilts  when I find them

and the top

as if waiting for a fixer to arrive

looking very much the more poised of the two

Long Life and Success to the Farmer, c. 1830s Excellent Condition Handpainted Transferware Mug kiwi pattern The hand-written caption "her faceHard to imagine packing more onto the surface of a mug that is the case with this one! And, as the growing season comes into swing, a great one for raising a mug full to one's favorite farmer! C. 1830s, British, I want to guess Sunderland but am not completely sure, transfer with hand painting, and this one in mint condition. I really love the tools floating everywhere, and animals along the bottom (including little pig hidden in the green) and then