Bill Brewer character jug tiny - Artone Pottery circa 1970

Bill Brewer character jug small size produced by Artone Pottery of Burslem, England, circa 1970. Bill Brewer is one of the traveling companions mentioned in the Devon folk song "Widecombe Fair" about a man named Tom Pearce, whose horse dies after someone borrows it to travel to the fair in Widecombe with his friends. Its chorus ends with a long list of the people travelling to the fair: "Bill Brewer, Jan Stewer, Peter Gurney, Peter Davy, Dan'l Whiddon, Harry Hawke, Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all." Some research suggests that the names originally referred to real people. A riding crop forms the handle of the jug.

Maker:

Artone Pottery

England

circa 1970

Model #:

character jug

Size:

tiny

Height:

1 3/4"