Warning! Resonant 19th Century English Transfer Decorated Child's Mug red headed doll Some surface scratches and erosion

Some surface scratches and erosion to the surface of the tintype particularly lower left corner

she has a well stuffed cotton body

and believe it was only ever produced in a small batch of prototypes

or tucked into

I really like the somewhat looser handwriting in this one

Warning! Resonant 19th Century English Transfer Decorated Child's Mug red headed doll Some surface scratches and erosionDifferent 19th century child's mugs for different reasons though made for children, these always feel quite loaded in one way or another, and here the all caps urgent "WARNING" feels very timely indeed. Also a reminder that, as much as we might like to imagine otherwise, most childhoods were never carefree. 2 11 16" d x 2 3 4" t. 3 1 2" across at handle. Very very good antique condition, no chips, cracks or other issues, just a few imperfections