19th C. Tunstall, England, Jack and Jill Transferware Child's Alphabet Plate intrepid associated now with a residential

associated now with a residential address on Defiance Street (which seems perfectly right

What I love most (in addition to the way he so carefully forms his "a"s and "g"'s) is the way his writing slopes down to the right as if following the the baby rabbit down a hill as he hops toward the best grass eating spot

and are numbered on the undersides

with carefully carved teeth inside those red painted open mouths

19th C. Tunstall, England, Jack and Jill Transferware Child's Alphabet Plate intrepid associated now with a residentialI love this one for the depiction of the fallen Jack and Jill, tumbling dramatically done the hill, feeling a bit Alice in Wonderland y to me. Terrifically rich hand painted color over the transfer, and then of course I love the lettering on the alphabet marching along the rest of the plate like Victorian carved bone spelling letters, too. 7 3 8" in diameter. Good overall condition, with a couple of rim chips as documented. Stamped Turnstall, England