Arry Awke character jug - Czechoslovakia circa 1940

Arry Awke character jug produced in Czechoslovakia circa 1940. Harry Hawke is one of the traveling companions mentioned in the Devon folk song "Widecombe Fair" about a man named Tom Pearce, whose horse dies after someone borrows it to travel to the fair in Widecombe with his friends. Its chorus ends with a long list of the people travelling to the fair: "Bill Brewer, Jan Stewer, Peter Gurney, Peter Davy, Dan'l Whiddon, Harry Hawke, Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all." Some research suggests that the names originally referred to real people.

Maker:

unknown

Czechoslovakia

circa 1940

Model #:

Widecombe Fair Series

character jug

Size:

medium

Height:

5 1/4"