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"Thin Man" Toby jug
English (Staffordshire)
about 1780
Object Place: Europe, England, Staffordshire
Medium/Technique
Lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware), colored enamels
Dimensions
Overall: 24.2 × 9.5 × 14 cm (9 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Abby Rockefeller Mauze
Accession Number1977.333
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionRalph Wood-type, seated man with foaming jug of ale on his lap, holds a pipe in his right hand. Green coat over a yellow vest. Wears a tricorn hat.
InscriptionsDealer's paper label on underside of base, inscribed "D. M. & P. Manheim." with later inscription in ink, "Ralph Wood, ca. 1760."
Embossed plastic labels inscribed, " 210 c. 1760 / RALPH WOOD / D. M. & P. MANHEIM / LONDON / SEPT. 1960"
Embossed plastic labels inscribed, " 210 c. 1760 / RALPH WOOD / D. M. & P. MANHEIM / LONDON / SEPT. 1960"
ProvenanceD. M. & P. Manheim, London (dealer); September 1960, sold to Abby Rockefeller Mauze, New York.