Antique Bennington/Rockingham Glazed Yellow-ware Frog Mug with Applied Strap Handle east boston and the variety of trees

and the variety of trees all around it given nicely painterly treatment

5 1/8" t x 2 1/2" w x 1 1/4" d

it is my guess that this piece is Italian rather than West German

there is painted Russian text in white above each figure) and depicts St

like patterns for a textile

Antique Bennington/Rockingham Glazed Yellow-ware Frog Mug with Applied Strap Handle east boston and the variety of treesI believe this American Bennington Rockingham glazed yellowware mug dates to the later 19th century, and the form of it, with applied strap handle, says American though it seems more common to find frogs inside British vessels than American ones. I believe American it is, though, with the frog molded in a manner different from open mouthed British ones climbing up the side! I'm not always a huge fan of the brown glaze but in this case think it's