Robin crested ware toby jug produced by Taylor & Kent of Longton, England, circa 1920 marked with its Florentine China tradename. The European robin, known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in Great Britain and Ireland, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that belongs to the chat subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa. It is sedentary in most of its range except the far north. It is about five inches in length, and the male and female are similar in coloration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upper-parts and a whitish belly. Crested ware are small, porcelain objects in a variety of shapes and forms that bear a heraldic crest to represent the area in which they were sold as souvenirs. This crested ware robin toby jug bears a Folkestone crest on her breast.
Maker:
Florentine China
England
circa 1920
Model #:
Crested Ware
toby jug
Size:
medium
Height:
2 3/4"