A 'Gin Woman' female Toby jug

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A 'Gin Woman' female Toby jug
typically modelled standing with a glass in one hand and a gin bottle in the other, wearing a pink tricorn, green shawl, a full floral dress and apron, above a circular base moulded with fruiting vines, enriched in colours -- 8¼in. (21cm.) high, circa 1840 (damaged and restored)
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Lot Essay

Literature:
Vic Schuler, British Toby Jugs, page 90, where this jug is illustrated

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