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Jan Stewer character jug medium - Artone Pottery circa 1960

Jan Stewer character jug medium size produced by Artone Pottery of Burslem, England, circa 1960. Jan Stewer 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. The tiny size
Jan Stewer character jug stands 1 3/4" tall.

Maker:

Artone Pottery

England

circa 1960

Model #:

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Widecombe Fair Series

character jug

Size:

medium

Height:

3"

Jan Stewer character jug medium - Artone Pottery circa 1960
Jan Stewer character jug medium - Artone Pottery circa 1960
Jan Stewer character jug medium - Artone Pottery circa 1960
Jan Stewer character jug medium - Artone Pottery circa 1960
Jan Stewer character jug medium - Artone Pottery circa 1960
Jan Stewer character jug medium - Artone Pottery circa 1960
Jan Stewer character jug medium - Artone Pottery circa 1960
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