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Jug (Toby jug or pitcher)
1790-1810
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.086
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.086
Object Name
Jug (Toby jug or pitcher)
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1790-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "79" is painted in black enamel
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Bernard collection label with number "T-1"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with blue ink: "6/2/0/8-93"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Press-molded
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
11 (H) x 5 (W) x 5.2 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27 (H) x 12.7 (W) x 13.1 (D)
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: Lewis, Griselda. 1969 A Collector's History of English Pottery.
• Similar example: p.127, fig. 240.Book: 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.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Modern example in William Kent of Burslem's 1955 catalogue, p. 74, as "HEARTY GOODFELLOW No. 373": p. 288.Book: Henrywood, R. K. 1997 An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs.
• "Hearty Good Fellow" jug possibly from same mold, with different painted details: p. 226, pl. 631, early 19th century. See p. 227, pl. 632 for a differently painted example.