Mid 19th C Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup, "Breeze" preserved nature How could I resist this

How could I resist this

and to my eye just perfectly aged and worn

with the pattern repeated twice around the perimeter

in part for their calming effects

There appears to be the tiniest of tiny chips on the inside of the delicate lip (see detail photo)--very minor

Mid 19th C Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup, "Breeze" preserved nature How could I resist thisI'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