Item 7366
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful Blue and White Spongeware Mush Cup with Matching Saucer.  
 
This large cup was used to eat hot mush or porridge.     
 
Dating to the late 19th century, this beauty features Strong Cobalt Sponging with Lots of Blue and White Contrast.  The cup is 3 1/2" tall and 5" wide across the top, and the saucer is 8 1/4" wide.
 
Excellent Condition.  Some staining and a minor 3/16" chip on the underside of the cup footring.  That's it!  No other chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration on either piece.  Very lightly used.  
 
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