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Hamish the Elder toby jug - Quality Enterprises circa 1985

Hamish the Elder toby jug produced by Quality Enterprises of Prestwick, Scotland, circa 1985. Hamish is a Scottish masculine given name. It is the anglicized form of the vocative case of the Gaelic name Seamus or Sheumais. It is, therefore, the equivalent of James. Here is a young Hamish sitting on a rock and dressed in full Highland dress, the traditional national garb of Scotland. The Highland dress is highlighted by the tartan kilt, a knee-length skirt like garment that is worn by men, the plaid, the rectangular length of tartan cloth worn over the left shoulder, and the sporran, the ornately decorated pouch that hangs down the front. A flintlock rifle with a lion atop forms the handle of the jug.

Maker:

Quality Enterprises

Scotland

circa 1985

Model #:

toby jug

Size:

large

Height:

6 3/4"

Hamish the Elder toby jug - Quality Enterprises circa 1985
Hamish the Elder toby jug - Quality Enterprises circa 1985
Hamish the Elder toby jug - Quality Enterprises circa 1985
Hamish the Elder toby jug - Quality Enterprises circa 1985
Hamish the Elder toby jug - Quality Enterprises circa 1985
Hamish the Elder toby jug - Quality Enterprises circa 1985
Hamish the Elder toby jug - Quality Enterprises circa 1985
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