RARE Antique Painted Tole Toleware Stilton Cheese Cradle teal transferware Very striking

Very striking

In its heyday it employed 400 manual workers

He was alos the rector of the Royal Academy where he campaigned against the use of nude models

Measures: The cup is 2 1/8" tall with 2 3/4" diameter on a raised 1 1/2" diameter flat base

John Constable's father was a wealthy Suffolk miller

RARE Antique Painted Tole Toleware Stilton Cheese Cradle teal transferware Very strikingDon't miss this chance to add this exquisite piece of toleware to your collection! Here is a very rare piece of Mustard Painted Toleware: a mid 19th century Cheese Cradle. This is a typical curved Sleigh shape with scroll ends. Cheese cradles were designed with their distinctive curved shape in order to take a whole circular Stilton cheese on its side, so that wedge shaped pieces could be cut from it. They were used in general stores and large