19th C. Tunstall, England, Jack and Jill Transferware Child's Alphabet Plate intrepid larger in scale

larger in scale

(*snuff box shoe sold separately

photographic conventions doesn't tell me for sure whether this muscular bare-chested young man was a boxer

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

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19th C. Tunstall, England, Jack and Jill Transferware Child's Alphabet Plate intrepid larger in scaleI 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