Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup tall lidded copper box which is wrapped around the

which is wrapped around the box and nicely tucked in at the end

(I've included a photo of the type of pillow used for bobbin lace making for reference in images

I do think they are sterling

Nürnberg (Nuremberg) in 1882

6" x 4 3/4" x 5/8"

Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup tall lidded copper box which is wrapped around theSome 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