English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Figural Toby Jug related_g0842_g0945_g1022 Note (table top): shrinkage cracks

Note (table top): shrinkage cracks

From the popular Victorian era Punch and Judy puppet show

Possibly by Pace Collection (New York

The top with incised plate rail

The octagonal backplate reflector is surmounted by circular backplate with a repousse heart motif

English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Figural Toby Jug related_g0842_g0945_g1022 Note (table top): shrinkage cracksDETAILS This antique figural toby jug is modelled as a seated man holding an ale tankard and a pipe, wearing a blue and red coat, white cravat, breeches and black tricorn hat. Originally designed in the potteries of Staffordshire England in the 1760s, Toby Jugs (Fillpots or Philpots) are modelled as seated or standing figures, typically jovial and intoxicated holding a beer, with a tricorn hat forming the spout and a handle on the back. These jugs