19TH CENTURY TRANSFER DECORATED POTTERY DARNING EGG IN BLACK WITH DOG MOTIF [1830] Size:O/S Finished with logo-engraved press snaps

Finished with logo-engraved press snaps

Hand-beaded in green

painted by hand for long-lasting care

Features a metal strap neck fastening

19TH CENTURY TRANSFER DECORATED POTTERY DARNING EGG IN BLACK WITH DOG MOTIF [1830] Size:O/S Finished with logo-engraved press snapsA 19th Century pottery darning egg. A rare antique darning egg, crafted in a style attributed to the Whitehaven Pottery in Cumbria, England. Decorated with a monochrome transfer print, one side inscribed with the traditional English potters motto, No Handicraft can with Our art compare, we make our pots of What we Potters are, often found inscribed on Staffordshire pottery. The other side depicts birds in foliage. These rare eggs were used to help