The First Call in the Morning, Curious Miniature Transferware Chamber Pot linen gauze was done at Barnum's Museum

was done at Barnum's Museum (operated by P

Photograph: 4 1/8" x 3 3/4"

Will this be my lot said he

but these were produced as souvenirs from then until at least through the end of the 1930s

including how the trees and leafy branches and smoke from the chimney all lean in the same direction

The First Call in the Morning, Curious Miniature Transferware Chamber Pot linen gauze was done at Barnum's MuseumThis miniature transferware chamber pot, equivalent in scale to staffordshire child's mugs, amused me, and I've not come across one before. With a little research I've found a few other examples, one very close to this one but bearing a different phrase, which makes me believe mid mid 19th century or so, and it may have been a fairgrounds prize or advertising giveaway. Pretty fun, and a rare one from what I can discern, which would be about the right