Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill character jug medium size with gray hat modelled by Billy Grindy and produced by Grimwades of Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1940 with is Royal Winton tradename. Widely considered one of the 20th century's most significant figures, Sir Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from two years between 1922 and 1924, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1964 and represented a total of five constituencies. Ideologically an economic liberal and imperialist, he was for most of his career a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955. He was a member of the Liberal Party from 1904 to 1924. A lit cigar forms the handle of the jug. The Winston Churchill character jug is known in four sizes with this being the second largest. The four sizes are 6 3/4", 5", 3 3/4" and 2 3/4" tall.
Maker:
Grimwades
England
circa 1940
Model #:
character jug
Size:
medium
Height:
5"
