VINTAGE 1950S LANCASTER AND SANDLAND ROBIN HOOD CHARACTER JUG WITH YEOMAN EPNS RIM

A VINTAGE CIRCA 1949-1968 LANCASTER AND SANDLAND ROBIN HOOD CHARACTER JUG
WITH A YEOMAN PLATE EPNS RIM. MADE IN HANLEY, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND IN THE 1950S.
ROBIN HOOD HAS A YELLOW FEATHER IN HIS CAP AND SPORTS AN ATTACHED STICK SHAPED HANDLE.

MOST CHARACTER JUGS OUT THERE ARE FROM THE ROYAL DOULTON COMPANY AND CHARACTER JUGS FROM SMALLER PRODUCERS ARE HARDER TO FIND.
 
Robin Hood is a legendary outlaw depicted in English folklore.  According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and said to have robbed from the rich and given to the poor.
 
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MARKINGS: ROBIN HOOD CHARACTER
SANDLAND WARE LANCASTER SANDLAND HANDPAINTED HANLEY ENGLAND
THIS LOGO DATES FROM BETWEEN 1949 AND 1968.
RIM MARKED MADE IN ENGLAND EPNS YEOMAN PLATED
 
SIZE: 15CM WIDE UP TO HANDLE EDGE 14CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. SOME PATINA ON SILVERPLATE. GOOD CONDITION.
 
LANCASTER & SONS (1899-1944):
Manufacture of earthenware at the Dresdon works, Tinkersclough, in the Shelton area of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England between 1899 and 1944.
Formerly Lancaster & Barker - the partners were Frederick John Lancaster, Emily Lancaster and Edward John Barker.
When the partnership of Lancaster & Barker was dissolved in July 1899 the business was continued by Frederick John Lancaster.'& Sons' was added to the company mark in 1906.
At some time was renamed to Lancaster & Sons (Hanley) Ltd. 
LANCASTER & SANDLAND (1944-1968):
From 1944 the business was renamed Lancaster & Sandland.
The company went into voluntary liquidation in November 1968.
 
YEOMAN PLATE: The Yeoman of England company was first established in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire in 1897 and is today a division of Douglas Pell Silverware (founded in 1972). Pre 1970s Yeoman of England Company mark under their Yeoman Plate trade name.
 
CHARACTER JUGS:
Whoever the creator, the Toby Jug caught the fancy of late 18th century England, with early jugs by such well known potters as Ralph Wood I and II, Enoch Wood, Thomas Hollins and William Pratt.
Toby Jug production grew throughout the 19th century with the creation of many new humorous depictions of fictional and historical figures. Many collectors use the name Toby to describe all types of figural jugs but, strictly speaking, true Tobies are sculpted in the form of a full seated or standing figure as opposed to Character Jugs, which feature just the head and shoulders. A number of 20th century Toby Jugs have music boxes attached to the bottom that play tunes related to its theme; these are rarer and therefore more valuable.
In the early and late 20th century, Toby and Character jugs were produced by more than 200 different makers, including Royal Doulton, Lancaster-Sandland, Royal Worcester, Beswick and Wedgwood & Co. in England.
A large number of later 20th century mugs were modeled by various makers after storybook and famous characters of the day such as Winston Churchill, Charles Dickens, Robin Hood, Dorothy of Oz, Paul McCartney, Marilyn Monroe, Garfield the Cat, and even Star Trek characters.
Most Toby Jug manufacturers have discontinued making them as their popularity has ebbed during the 21st Century.
 
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