Blind Man's Buff Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup signed carving The reverse is great as

The reverse is great as well

but it's plenty large to be used to serve treats to go along with the tea--and I'd also use it for cafe au lait

They are 6 1/2" long and 1/4" diameter

It bears some resemblance to the birds produced by Stangl Pottery in the mid-20th century

Blind Man's Buff Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup signed carving The reverse is great asI've recently fallen deeply in love with English 19th century transfer ware combining text and illustration, like this pearlware Staffordshire child's cup, c. 1830s 40s, I believe. Staffordshire produced a whole series of child's cups featuring children playing games (leap frog, shuttlecock, playing at marbles, etc.) this one pictures "Blind Man's Buff" (yes, Buff, meaning "small push, which preceeded Bluff as the name for the tag like game, also