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Identical large and miniature Royal Doulton Toby Jugs - "Robin Hood". Large jug is marked Doulton & Co Limited, Copr 1946. Miniature jug has authentication mark without a date. Measurements are 6.25" on the large and 3.25" on the miniature. Royal Doulton Toby Jugs are hand made and decorated.
The following information comes from an Internet Search, "A Toby Jug - also sometimes known as a Fillpot (or Philpot) - is a figural pitcher or ewer in the form of a seated person, or the head of a recognizable person (often an English king). Typically the seated figure is a heavily-set, jovial man holding a mug of beer in one hand and a pipe of tobacco in the other and wearing 18th century attire: a long coat and a tricorn hat. The tricorn hat forms a pouring spout, often with a removable lid, and a handle is attached at the rear. Jugs depicting just the head and shoulders of a figure are also referred to as Toby Jugs, although these should strictly be called "Character Jugs".
Robin Hood became a popular folk figure starting in medieval times continuing through modern literature, films, and television. In the earliest sources Robin Hood and his band of "Merry Men" are commoners, but were often and later portrayed as aristocrats wrongfully dispossessed of their lands and made into outlaws by an unscrupulous sheriff." "In the book and film "12 O'Clock High!" a Toby Jug depicting Robin Hood is used as a signal in the Officer's Club, to discreetly warn aircrews that there will be a mission the following day, without spilling the beans to outsiders who might be visiting. This Toby Jug plays a pivotal role in the film."
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