The Little Plunderer, Early 19th C. Staffordshire Child's Mug small plate (Erzgebirge cow sold separately

(Erzgebirge cow sold separately

I like this one for its folky strangeness

The piece is in excellent condition

I found this one at Brimfield in the booth of a delightful seller who always has charming things

both formally (among other influences

The Little Plunderer, Early 19th C. Staffordshire Child's Mug small plate (Erzgebirge cow sold separatelyAnother 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