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"Uncle Toby"
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Toby Jug
"Uncle Toby"
English (Staffordshire)
about 1830
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Glazed earthenware (pearlware), colored enamels
Dimensions
Height x width: 25.4 × 14 × 16.5 cm (10 × 5 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession Number95.244
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
Description"Uncle Toby"; man with speckled pitcher in left hand and a glass in his right hand. Coiled snake pipe against his right lapel. Blue coat, brown trousers, white tricorn hat with black scalloped borders, black shoes with buckles. Mottled purple/manganese glaze on face. Sits on a rectangular base with sponge-decorated strips of blue, black, and brown.
InscriptionsG.W. Wales collection label on underside, and MFA label.