Mid 19th C Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup, "Breeze" little stick house is somewhat frayed but seems

is somewhat frayed but seems stable if one doesn't try to untie it

and a little searching confirms they're pretty rare (And the colorful little carved balls inside of this one remind me of one of my other favorite things

Happily they're all here on this one

a hub for weaving since pre-Inca times

It is pretty fun to think about the process leading up to this photograph being taken--was using a giant kelp as a dramatic prop/fashion statement the idea from the beginning

Mid 19th C Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup, "Breeze" little stick house is somewhat frayed but seemsI've got a real weakness for these antique Staffordshire child's mugs in part because of the great clean lines of the cup, and look of old pearlware in general, but especially for the transfer imagery, which tends to feels spot on, and usually to roll a a life lesson into it one way or another. In this case, with cherub mischievously disrupting the scene as he casts breezes down on man and little girl, it might be to understand there are forces beyond