Intemperance Produces Starvation, Dramatic and Timely 19th C. Transferware Plate 19th c smoke decorated tin And lots of possibilities for

And lots of possibilities for how to display

which were sold together in one box--are among the rarer among them

At almost 5 inches across it's not tiny

The more time I spend with this one

1st half of the 19th c

Intemperance Produces Starvation, Dramatic and Timely 19th C. Transferware Plate 19th c smoke decorated tin And lots of possibilities forThis 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