1830s Very Scarce Stone China Transfeware Mug with Dogs and Cats carved Inuit seal intimate and very human

intimate and very human

and balances on the cat ears when turned upside down to fill

at the ready

very sturdy and very nicely aged condition

1830s Very Scarce Stone China Transfeware Mug with Dogs and Cats carved Inuit seal intimate and very humanI can't find documentation of the likeness of this one anywhere out there, and no real wonder who would ever part with these pups on one side and cats on the other? The tan underglaze is the akin to the flat, light tan one sees on early mochaware, and here a great decorative transfer border on the interior rim as well. The form as well as the specific iteration of the Thomas Godwin mark date it c. mid 1830s, and it is closer to full scale than child