Dear Mother, 1882 Letter with Sweet Little Drawings porcelain figure the 19th c

the 19th c

Cinnabar takes its name from the red mineral

7 3/4" x 4 15/16"

This mug was I believe made from a mold

Together with what I'm sure are many more versions out there

Dear Mother, 1882 Letter with Sweet Little Drawings porcelain figure the 19th cI just can't not rescue things like this. It's the two awkward drawings of the boy with hands in his pockets one on the back of the envelop, one on a separate little bit of paper that really do it for me, but the birds flying across the top of the letter and envelope both, and two little drawing of fans and springing flowers are pretty sweet too. And then this letter to mother, written a few days before the Christmas of 1882, addressing everything