toby jug

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Object Type: toby jug
Museum number: 1887,0307,H.78
Description: 'Toby Fillpot' jug; fine white earthenware with colourless lead glaze; details painted in manganese-purple, yellow and dark brown; in the form of a man seated on a chair, with jug of beer and a glass which he is raising to his lips; tobacco pipe at his side; handle at back of chair; the crown of his three-cornered hat is removable and forms a cup; octagonal base.
Production date: 1784 (or later)
Production place: Made in: Staffordshire
Materials: earthenware
Technique: lead-glazed; painted
Dimensions: Diameter: 6.50 inches (with handle); Height: 9.70 inches
Bibliographic references: Hobson 1903 / Catalogue of the collection of English Pottery in the Department of British and Medieval Antiquites and Ethnography of the British Museum (H78)
Location: Not on display
Condition: Lid broken.
Subjects: smoking
Acquisition name: Donated by: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date: 1887
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1887,0307,H.78
Conservation: Treatment: 29 Jan 1996

Free entry