A DOCUMENTARY JOHN AYNSLEY & SONS LOVING CUP

A DOCUMENTARY JOHN AYNSLEY & SONS LOVING CUP, DATED 1889 perhaps thrown by John Aynsley and painted with a rectangular panel of tree fellers and a country house and inscribed in gilt Robert Collins presented by J Aynsley 1889, in rectangular frame reserved on a richly gilt cobalt ground, 15cm hA similar loving cup, painted by J Birbeck and dated 1888 is illustrated Ashworth (F) Aynsley China, 2002, front cover illustration and p11. It is possible both examples are connected with John Aynsley's mayoralty of Longton, 1886-90.