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Beggar (Model 795)
DECORATIVE ARTS
Toby jug
Roy Kirkham Pottery
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent
1970s
glazed earthenware
overall: 125 mm

Ceramic moulded and glazed Staffordshire ware Toby jug in form of a seated beggar with grey beard, sitting cross-legged, his hands in front of him, palms open and outstretched, wearing a dark blue coat, brown hat with band and open-toed sandals. Features a pair of oval eye spectacles, possibly intended to suggest tinted lenses. White handle fixed to his back. Hat peaks to a small spout. Irregular-shaped base with printed backstamp featuring a lion rampant underneath.


2023.120

Gift of Dr Neil Handley, 2023



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