American Toby Jug Museum 

Pip character jug modeled by Peter Dunn and produced by Kingston Pottery of Hull, England, circa 1980. Philip Pirrip, called Pip, is the protagonist and narrator in Charles Dickens's novel "Great Expectations" (1861). He is amongst the most popular characters in English literature. Pip narrates his story many years after the events of the novel take place. The novel follows Pip's process from childhood innocence to adulthood. The financial and social rise of the protagonist is accompanied by an emotional and moral deterioration, which forces Pip to recognize his negative expectations in a new self-awareness.