Intemperance Produces Starvation, Dramatic and Timely 19th C. Transferware Plate 19th c smoke decorated tin At almost 5 inches across

At almost 5 inches across it's not tiny

and the first I have seen featuring this character

And lots of possibilities for how to display

The more time I spend with this one

Intemperance Produces Starvation, Dramatic and Timely 19th C. Transferware Plate 19th c smoke decorated tin At almost 5 inches acrossThis 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