Figure 1 Cradle, Staffordshire, ca. 1710. Slipware. L. 14".
The side shown is inscribed with trailed slip “this i mad for.”
Note how the bonnet curves from front to back. (Photos, Gavin Ashworth.) Figure 2 Opposite side of the cradle illustrated in fig. 1, inscribed “yov and moom.” Figure 3 Detail of the cradle bonnet decorated with the portrait of “moom.” Figure 4 Detail of the foot of the cradle with the portrait of “yov.” |