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Dan'l Widdon character jug in a small size produced by Torquay Pottery of Torquay, England, circa 1925. Dan'l Widdon 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.
Maker:
Torquay Pottery
England
circa 1925
Model #:
character jug
Size:
small
Height:
3"
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