Winston Churchill Knight of the Garter toby jug produced by Bairstow Manor Pottery of Hanley, England, in a 1999 limited edition of 750. 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. The jug depicts Churchill dressed in the formal robes as a Knight of the Garter with St. George's chapel forming the handle of the jug. The toby jug was modeled by Ray Noble.
Maker:
Bairstow Manor
England
circa 1999
Model #:
Life and Times of Winston Churchill Series
toby jug
Size:
large
Height:
9 1/2"