Brief description
Sairey Gamp Toby Jug from a set designed by Peter Jackson for Franklin Mint
Label
A decorative jug showing Sarah 'Sairey' Gamp from Martin Chuzzlewit in her armchair. Toby jugs were humorous pottery shaped like a sitting person. They were popular before and throughout Dickens’s life. This is part of a collection of twelve Dickens-themed jugs including Scrooge, Mr. Micawber, and Fagin made by Wood & Sons, sold by Franklin Porcelain of London on a bi-monthly subscription basis.
Collection
Object
Object number
DH402
Object type
Jug
Production person
peter jackson
Production organisation
Franklin Mint
wood
Production date
1980
Inscription content
Wood & Sons England
The Charles Dickens
Toby Jug Collection
Mrs Gamp
Created Exclusively for
Franklin Porcelain London
(c) Franklin Porcelain 80

Toby jug of Mrs Gamp