Robert Werowinski
"THIS I MAD FOR YOV AND MOOM"

Ceramics in America 2004

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  • Figure 1
    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
    Figure 2

    Opposite side of the cradle illustrated in fig. 1, inscribed “YOV AND MOOM.”

  • Figure 3
    Figure 3

    Detail of the cradle bonnet decorated with the portrait of “MOOM.”

  • Figure 4
    Figure 4

    Detail of the foot of the cradle with the portrait of “YOV”