Toby Jug or Character Jug?
Do you know the difference? This is one of my small collection of jugs made by Roy Kirkham of Staffordshire. They are from a collection of characters from Charles Dickens novels. This is Mr Pickwick who embodies the conviviality, lively appetite and good humour that is an enduring part of an Englishman’s self-image. When the rotund, bespectacled gentleman first appeared in 1836 the public immediately fell in love with him, and his creator. So back to my question - is he a character jug or a Toby jug? Well, since he portrays the entire body of the person, he is indeed a Toby jug - if he had portrayed just the head, then he would be a character jug...
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- Panasonic DMC-FZ150
- 1/20
- f/2.8
- 5mm
- 400
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