ROYAL DOULTON - D6656 John Doulton 2 O'clock Character Jug (Small)

ROYAL DOULTON – D6656 John Doulton 2 O’clock Character Jug (Small) 

DESCRIPTION:
Artist     : Eric Griffiths   Issued   : 1981-1994  Series    : Royal Doulton International Collectors Club

John Doulton (1793-1873) served a seven-year apprenticeship in the pottery industry as a thrower before fortune smiled on him and he was able to buy into a pottery partnership. In 1815 he bought a one-third share of a stoneware pot-house in Vauxhall Walk, Lambent, and the company of Doulton and Watts was born. To honour John Doulton, the Royal Doulton International Collectors Club made this jug available to all their original charter members in 1980. This first variation of this jug has the time shown on "Big Ben" as eight o'clock.
CONDITION:
He is in mint good condition with no chips, cracks or restoration.  
DIMENSIONS:
HEIGHT                11 CM

HISTORY:

In England, the tradition of jugs or pitchers in the shape of human figures dates back to the eighteenth century. These drinking vessels became popular and referred to as Toby Jugs. It is said that they received this name after a song about a character known as “Toby Philpot” which was popular in 1761. In 1933, Charles J. Noke developed a new type of figural jugs. The pitcher (jug) was made of a head and shoulders rather than full-figure. He designed a series of jugs, each of whom depicted a famous person or character in English history, literature and song.