SOLD Charming 1905 Incised Folk Art Stoneware Mug Commemorating Unknown 1st Triennial! lily of the valley pin The woven heart shows two

The woven heart shows two small tears on one side

to say nothing of the very animated house

With holes here and there to the (outer layer) stocking but stable and sound

or other precious little things

on a piece of thin copper--heavy enough to endure but thin enough to bend

SOLD Charming 1905 Incised Folk Art Stoneware Mug Commemorating Unknown 1st Triennial! lily of the valley pin The woven heart shows twoI've been paying a bit more attention of late to antique American stoneware of course the decorated crocks I find very beautiful are way way beyond my means, but curious pieces like this mug are just my speed! Impressed (type stamped) into the underside is "1st Triennial, June 28, 1905" but what sort of triennial I have no idea. (A quick search reveals Teddy Roosevelt spoke at Harvard's alumni dinner that evening; perhaps the mug was made for a