Staffordshire Toby Jug Holding a Mug of Ale

Attributed to Ralph Wood Family
Staffordshire, England, ca.1790
Pearlware porcelain.
Over-all in excellent condition; firing hairline on base and hand.
Provenance: English Private Collection; Sotheby’s, London, 23 June 1987, lot 327.
With characteristic sponged decoration, the seated figure holding a mug of ale with a pipe and barrel at his feet.