. International studio. uriousand a morose mood old toby ascribed to Ralph Wood, bearing thea smart fellow- inscription, It is all out, then till him toby mustard This was a figure toby, brightly colored. Stafford- one fifty-Jour APRIL 1922 UAClOnAL shire potters also madelikenesses of some olthe kings of England,as of George II andGeorge IV, caricaturingthem, of course, butpleasing the popularsense of humor withtheir highly colored,greedy countenancesand their fat bodies. Nearly all of theStaffordshire tobieswore cocked hats in-dicative of the periodof their hats l
. International studio. uriousand a morose mood old toby ascribed to Ralph Wood, bearing thea smart fellow- inscription, It is all out, then till him toby mustard This was a figure toby, brightly colored. Stafford- one fifty-Jour APRIL 1922 UAClOnAL shire potters also madelikenesses of some olthe kings of England,as of George II andGeorge IV, caricaturingthem, of course, butpleasing the popularsense of humor withtheir highly colored,greedy countenancesand their fat bodies. Nearly all of theStaffordshire tobieswore cocked hats in-dicative of the periodof their hats lent them-selves well to the pour-ing out of the fragrantliquid waiting i750, landlordswere universally using the gaylycolored toby in their publichouses, where row upon row leered down at theguest who stepped into the tap room for acomforting sip before proceeding on their way. In Sunderland tobies were made to someextent, and a curious example was the frog mug,which was often purchased by the inn-keeper who. AN INTERESTING PAIR OLD TOBY AND YOUNG TOBY BY RALPH \\ and the handle of two si satyrs, whose heads are wreathed in vines, aUn little shepherdesses. S i ol the figures ugge i the Oriental influence, a do utile I S pieces. I In I )i lii * in is an intotoby examph ,fed being exceiunsteady, pouring hisliquor with difficulty,and dressed, as befitshis calling, in blacksmall clothes but a gawaistcoat. Sometithe carls English pi itteimade a Mrs. I obj,jocund ol countenanceand gaj ol attire, anexcept ion being thiStaffordshire toby de-picting Madam as sad andpensive, with a rotund figure,attired sedately in a striped and spotted gown. An odd conceit for displa \ ing tobies is a mahog-any shelf, upon whose dark surface are lined upjugs of different pattern and quaint design. Thisshelf is suspended by ox chains, and underneathupon hooks hang pewter mugs whose dull sides wished to enjoy his little joke. This mug was deco- contrast pleasingly with the brighter hue ol ther
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