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Mr. Micawber character jug incised with the initials JH circa 1975. Wilkins Micawber is a clerk in Charles Dickens's 1850 novel David Copperfield. He is traditionally identified with the optimistic belief that "something will turn up." Micawber was incarcerated in debtors' prison (the King's Bench Prison) after failing to meet his creditors' demands. His long-suffering wife, Emma, stands by him despite his financial exigencies that force her to pawn all of her family's heirlooms. She lives by the maxims, "I will never desert Mr. Micawber!" and "Experientia does it!"
Maker:
unknown
unknown
circa 1975
Model #:
Charles Dickens Series
character jug
Size:
small
Height:
2"
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