A Present From Battle, Unusual Excellent Condition 19th C. Hand-painted Creamware Child's Mug German porcelain figurine Casco bottling was based in

Casco bottling was based in southern Maine

morality and education

Initialed on reverse

Shame and disgrace attend vice

with what seems most likely to be a scroll held in hand

A Present From Battle, Unusual Excellent Condition 19th C. Hand-painted Creamware Child's Mug German porcelain figurine Casco bottling was based inA very lovely lovely one, this is a hand painted not transfer decorated child's mug, c. 1810, British I believe. One often sees children's mugs from this period bearing phrases beginning with "A Present" i. e. "A present for a dear child" or a "A present for Thomas" or "A present from an affectionate father" but I have never seen "A Present from Battle" and can't find another out there like it anywhere. How poignant and vivid to imagine a parent