Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup tall lidded copper box A proper hook is missing

A proper hook is missing

It really did take me a mirror to decipher the backwards writing on this old wooden t-square

or for any fan of tabletop furniture--this is a beautifully constructed little wooden carpenter's table/workbench

which is wrapped around the box and nicely tucked in at the end

(I've included a photo of the type of pillow used for bobbin lace making for reference in images

Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup tall lidded copper box A proper hook is missingSome things photograph well and some things are vastly reduced in translation a good part of the beauty of this c. 1830s Staffordshire "loving cup" is its grand scale, more the size of a trophy than a mug and indeed loving cups (two handled, typically oversized vessels) were are often awarded to victors of competitions (well suited for lifting overhead!). I of course am partial to the "loving" aspect a cup to be shared by two, taking turns, one handle