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Jug (Toby jug or pitcher)
1880-1930
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.0094.007 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Sittig
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Object Number
1959.0094.007 A, B
Object Name
Jug (Toby jug or pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1880-1930
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Underglaze blue dot
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
9.3 (H) x 4.5 (W) x 6.6 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.5 (H) x 11.5 (W) x 16.8 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Griffiths, Antony. 2022 The origin of the Toby Jug. Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 32: 123-44.
• Extensive article discussing Toby Jug originsBook: Blaettler, Roland. Céramique du Portugal du XVIe au XXe Siècle.
• Portuguese creamware Toby and Ann Gunn jugs: p. 152, nos. 76-77, creamware 1800-25, color glazed, Porto, Portugal.Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• 1886 Winterthur print (1978.0033) with Toby jug on corner cupboard: p. 365, no. 253, "A Glass with the Squire," engr. by James David SmillieBook: Oswald, Adrian, et al. 1982 English Brown Stoneware 1670-1900.
• Salt-glazed brown stoneware toby jug: p. 149, no. 113 a, b, Oldfield, Derbyshire.