Rare Take Freely and Thankfully Wooden Bread Board floral transferware US Navy Mess China Vice

US Navy Mess China Vice Admiral Demitasse Cup

Approximately 31"x21"

Approximately 3 1/2" tall

Red logo and stripe on white body

Rare Take Freely and Thankfully Wooden Bread Board floral transferware US Navy Mess China ViceRare Take Freely and Thankfully Wooden Bread Board This breadboard is carved with a phrase I have not yet come across on a bread board: "Take Freely and Thankfully." A great collectors piece. Not quite perfectly round, approximately 10. 5 11 in diameter Thanks to the Corn Laws, in effect from 1815 1846, bread became a luxury item due to its high cost; in response, the growing middle class utilized ornate breadboards to display their wealth through the