Transferware Huge Cup And Saucer Motto Antique Adams

This is a William Adams, Staffordshire England ironstone oversized cup and saucer was made 1891-1905 in black transfer or transferware. The huge cup and saucer is sometimes referred to as a grandfather's cup. Both cup and saucer have a saying, poem or motto Let the Wealthy and The Great Roll In Splendor and State I Envy Them Not I Declare It with more about growing one's own food. The design has a border of roses, shamrocks and thistles to signify Great Britain and a crest called The Farmer's Arms with a stook and farm implements. The cup is 3.6 inches high by 4.75 in diameter and the saucer is 7.5 in diameter so if you had your breakfast coffee in this you'd have a buzz on all day! The cup and saucer is in excellent condition and was a fabulous find on our last English buying trip. Shipping in the US by USPS priority insured.