Early 20th Century Staffordshire Pottery Toby Jug - King George V

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1917; Royal Staffordshire Pottery - London

Antique Toby Jug designed by Carruthers Gould and manufactured by Arthur J Wilkinson. It … Read more 1917; Royal Staffordshire Pottery - London

Antique Toby Jug designed by Carruthers Gould and manufactured by Arthur J Wilkinson. It depicts George V, King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

"A Toby Jug, sometimes referred to as a Fillpot (or Philpot), is a pottery jug crafted in the form of a seated person or the head of a recognizable individual. Typically, the seated figure is portrayed as a heavy-set, jovial man, holding a mug of beer in one hand and a pipe of tobacco in the other, dressed in 18th-century attire: a long coat and a tricorn hat. The tricorn hat forms a pouring spout, often featuring a removable lid, and a handle is attached at the back. Jugs depicting only the head and shoulders of a figure are also known as Toby jugs, though they are more accurately termed 'character jugs' or 'face jugs' in historical context." See less