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A 19th Century toby jug, Martha Gunn
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Pre 1900 item# 1070104
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This is a large toby sometimes called The Gin Lady, or Martha Gunn. 19th century and standing 9" it is about 7" wide. Done in shades of green and yellow and ochre she has her yellow money purse on her right side. Her hands are folded and she looks as if she is laughing, enjoying a good bawdy joke.. Her yellow apron is dotted and is over a pink skirt. On her head is a white bonnet with a blue bow tied in front. The handle is deep yellow,and there are no losses to the paint or chips.
Martha Gunn was a historical figure and is famous for bathing royal personages in the sea at Brighton. There is an English rhyme that goes
To Brighton came he, Came George III's son
To be bathed in the sea By famed Martha Gunn.
Many members of the nobility and other well known personages of that period were bathed in the sea by this esteemed character. Martha Gunn died on the 2nd of May 1815, at the age of 88, and her grave can be visited today at St. Nicholas Churchyard. Her appearance has been permanently captured by the potters of the day and is a treat for toby jug collectors.
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Wonderful Transfer Printed Frog and Newt Mug With Verse
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Pre 1900 item# 777488
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A rare early 19th century Staffordshire frog and newt loving cup. It is an allover lovely blue and white foliate decoration and stands 4" tall, the diameter is also 4". It has a wonderful verse to the front which reads:
A friend that is social goodnatured & free To a pot of my liquer right welcome shall be But he that is proud & illnatured may pass By my door to an alehouse & pay for his glass.
There is a black and white spotted frog to the base and on both sides, and there is a simiarly decorated newt. It is in excellent condition.
These frog and newt loving cups don't come on the market often, and this is perfect for the frog mug collector as well as the collector of blue and white.
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