Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup games (If I were keeping this

(If I were keeping this

8 1/4" l x 3 5/8" t x 3 3/8" w

) Very special feeling and beautiful from every side

and so like to think of him as staring out at the the stars

Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup games (If I were keeping thisSome things photograph well and some things are vastly reduced in translation a good part of the beauty of this c. 1830s Staffordshire "loving cup" is its grand scale, more the size of a trophy than a mug and indeed loving cups (two handled, typically oversized vessels) were are often awarded to victors of competitions (well suited for lifting overhead!). I of course am partial to the "loving" aspect a cup to be shared by two, taking turns, one handle