Lot Essay
Cf. Maureen Batkin, Wedgwood Ceramics 1846-1959, London, 1982, p. 214 and Robin Reilly, Wedgwood, London, 1989, Vol. II, fig. 587
The 'Elihu Yale' toby jug, commission by Yale Publishing Company in 1933, was modelled by a member of the University's Sculpture Department. Prof. Eberhard based his design on a 1717 portrait by Enoch Zeeman of the University's Founder.
The 'Elihu Yale' toby jug, commission by Yale Publishing Company in 1933, was modelled by a member of the University's Sculpture Department. Prof. Eberhard based his design on a 1717 portrait by Enoch Zeeman of the University's Founder.