Mudlarking 14 - A sherd with a word
Jun. 5th, 2025 07:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
squirmelia
I found a sherd with a piece of writing on it on the foreshore and found it looks very similar to a cute pearlware Child’s Alphabet Mug, circa 1830 on an antiques website.
I like the verses on it:
"G was a Gardener who works many hours.
H was a Hot-house to hold his choice flowers
A was an ass so stupid & dull.
B was a bee with her honey bag full.”
Full mug and photos here: https://junoantiques.com/childs-pearlware-alphabet-mug-ref-1382/
The rest of my finds included some more Staffordshire Slipware, a very speckled sherd with a bumpy texture, a piece of blue glass, and various other things:
