Scottish Victorian Methvens Pottery Hands-in-Pockets Toby Jug tall case clock light blues

light blues

Note: crack

Circa 1879

Note: the rods could be shortened easily if needed

Scottish Victorian Methvens Pottery Hands-in-Pockets Toby Jug tall case clock light bluesDETAILS This antique figural toby jug is modelled as a standing man smiling with his hands in his waistcoat pockets, wearing a blue coat and black tricorn hat. Originally designed in the potteries of Staffordshire England in the 1760s, Toby Jugs (Fillpots or Philpots) are modelled as seated or standing figures, typically jovial and intoxicated holding a beer, with a tricorn hat forming the spout and a handle on the back. These jugs also take the form