Sam Weller character jug modeled by Peter Dunn and produced by Kingston Pottery of Hull, England, circa 1980. The son of the coachman, Tony Weller, and faithful manservant of Mr. Pickwick, Sam Weller is one of the most popular and best conceived of Dickens' characters. With his native charm and endless stream of anecdotes and witticisms, he is the most quoted and copied character in "The Pickwick Papers". Sam is found by Mr. Pickwick as a boot cleaner at the White Hart and employed as a "gen'l'm'n's gen'l'm'n." Quick-witted and good humored, he is the archetypal cockney. Per Mr. Pickwick, Sam has "a considerable knowledge of the world and a good deal of sharpness." Always at the ready to look after his master in every vicissitude, Sam's resourcefulness and experience prove invaluable in helping extricate Mr. Pickwick from the scrapes in which he regularly becomes innocently involved.
Maker:
Kingston Pottery
England
circa 1980
Model #:
Charles Dickens Series
character jug
Size:
large
Height:
6"
