American Toby Jug Museum 

Oberon toby jug produced by Staffordshire Fine Ceramics of Tunstall, England, circa 1975. Oberon is a king of the fairies in medieval and Renaissance literature. He is best known as a character in William Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream", in which he is King of the Fairies and spouse of Titania, Queen of the Fairies. Oberon is engaged in a dispute with his wife Titania. They are arguing over custody of a child whom Oberon wants to raise to be his henchman. Titania wants to keep and raise the child for the sake of her mortal friend and follower who died giving birth to him. Oberon casts a spell on Titania to take away the child, but later feels sorry for what he has done. He reverses the spell using a magic herb. When Titania wakes, she is confused, thinking that she had a dream. Oberon explains that the dream was real and the two reunite happily.