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Toby jugs: C.117 & A-1950

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Wood Factory

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Description

Glazed earthenware Toby jug. Figure of a man in a black cocked hat, long coat and knee breeches, sitting on a barrel laying on its side, a spaniel sitting at his feet. He clasps in both hands a large jug of beer. The loop handle is in the form of a branch. On a square plinth with bevelled angles, painted in manganese green and yellow.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs W. D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson

Measurements and weight

Height: 25.4 cm
Width: 13.3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Burslem ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1950-09) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1780

Materials used in production

Enamel
Glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Enamelling

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.117 & A-1950
Primary reference Number: 71448
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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