A Staffordshire creamware 'Collier' Toby jug c.1790

A Staffordshire creamware 'Collier' Toby jug c.1790, seated and holding a foaming jug, his face and hands painted in distinctive washes of dark brown, wearing a dark blue suit over a green waistcoat, the chamfered base moulded with a border of flowerheads and glazed in dark green, an upright barrel between his feet, 25.5cm.

'Collier' Toby jugs, so-called because of their coal-covered features, are usually accompanied by this distinctive moulded base.

Provenance: from the Phil Medgett Collection of Toby Jugs.