This one struck me for its highly dramatic but also very matter of fact message: Intemperance Produces Starvation. And while clearly the intemperance here refers to drinking--with the source of misery man at center holding a bottle in his hand--it seems to me quite resonant now when considering intemperance in the broader sense (i.e. intemperate leaders and wielders of power producing starvation both literal and figurative.) There is a whole history of 19th century children's transfer decorated dishes relating to the temperance movement, of which I think this is an iconic feeling example; never too young to have moral lessons, and the consequences of one's actions, drilled into the brain!
7 5/16" in diameter. Some scattered staining to the white portion of the rim but overall good antique condition, with no chips or cracks.
