Rare Wileman & Shelley China Chocolate Cup for Walter Baker & Co, Dorchester, MA box with drawer called "handa" in Japanese

called "handa" in Japanese

) I believe the board is quite old but was refinished at some point

usually women

simultaneously great little artworks

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Rare Wileman & Shelley China Chocolate Cup for Walter Baker & Co, Dorchester, MA box with drawer called "handa" in JapaneseWhen I found this little cup, I didn't know a thing about it; I just liked the combination of this woman carrying a tray with two of the cups on it, with the "no chemicals" on the interior lip. Turns out it is a pretty special and rare thing! The cup was made by Wileman and Shelley in Staffordshire, England, exclusively for Walter Baker & Co., the first chocolate maker in the United States, based in Dorchester, MA, just outside of Boston. The woman on