Royal Doulton Toby Philpots Legendary Beer Drinker Toby Character Jug 3.5"

Description

Vintage Royal Doulton porcelain character jug pitcher of Toby Philpots. Designed by Charles Noke and issued starting in 1937. Features a man with a glossy green tricorn/lid hat, brown coat, and a blue-and-white polka-dot neck scarf.

• The Legend: Toby Philpots was a legendary character famously celebrated in an 18th-century English drinking song called The Brown Jug (first published around 1761).
• The Thirsty Old Soul: The song describes him as a thirsty old soul who drank monumental amounts of ale. According to folklore, he supposedly drank 2,000 gallons of ale out of a silver tankard without ever eating.
• The Origin of the Toby Jug: Toby Philpots is widely believed to be the original inspiration behind the entire genre of traditional British Toby Jugs.

Condition

Very good

Dimensions

3.5"w x 2.5'd x 3"h