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Jan Stewer character jug in a small size produced by Devonia Pottery of Exeter, England, circa 1940. 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.
Maker:
Devonia Pottery
England
circa 1940
Model #:
Widecombe Fair Series
character jug
Size:
small
Height:
2"
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