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| Figure 18 Mug, probably Staffordshire, ca. 1852–1855. Whiteware. H. 2 1/2". (Courtesy, Rex Stark; photo, Gavin Ashworth.) Some of the Uncle Tom prints used by ceramic factories provide wonderfully detailed views of mid-nineteenth-century Victorian interiors. George Cruikshank’s “death of st. clare” has been transposed from the English edition of Stowe’s novel to this child’s cup. The louche plantation owner is surrounded by fine furniture and other talismans of wealth. |