Stunning, Super Crisp Hand-painted c. mid 19th Century Mug with Greek Key Pattern brown with white stripes gold and black

gold and black

once fired

One can just make out the flutter of her eyelashes

thick walled and very satisfying with great rounded ends

Stunning, Super Crisp Hand-painted c. mid 19th Century Mug with Greek Key Pattern brown with white stripes gold and blackI purchased this bright white beauty of a mug with hand painted "Greek Key" decoration from a dealer in New Hampshire with always unexpected things at great prices; recently from him I grabbed a huge, fine, 18th Chinese export punch bowl with gorgeous staple repairs. I've done a fair bit of searching and can find no exact likeness, but turned up a couple of references, the most useful a c. 1863 Copeland (British) basic and pitcher with hand painted