Martha Gunn Toby Jug Ralph Wood type circa 1790 Staffordshire England

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£2750

Dated: 1790 English Staffordshire

A Ralph Wood Pottery type toby jug of the famous "Brighton Dipper" Martha Gunn. The jug is well modeled and decorated with green and brown glazes in the classic Wood style. Martha is modeled wearing a green dress and an apron with a profusion of brown dashes. She wears a mop cap with a large brimmed hat sitting on top, the brim of the hat is adorned with the three feathers the emblem of the Prince of Wales. This acknowledges her fame as the "Dipper" to Prince George in 1785. She hold a glass in her left hand and a spirit flask in the right hand.

Dimensions: 11 inches high

Current Condition: Good professional restoration at hat-head.

Provenance: In collection of a gentleman in the Home Counties England.

Literature: Page 91 British Toby Jugs by Vic Schuler

£2750    $3712

Description

A Ralph Wood Pottery type toby jug of the famous “Brighton Dipper” Martha Gunn. The jug is well modeled and decorated with green and brown glazes in the classic Wood style.
Martha is modeled wearing a green dress and an apron with a profusion of brown dashes. She wears a mop cap with a large brimmed hat sitting on top, the brim of the hat is adorned with the three feathers the emblem of the Prince of Wales. This acknowledges her fame as the “Dipper” to Prince George in 1785. She hold a glass in her left hand and a spirit flask in the right hand.

Additional information

Dimensions 11 in