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![Bear Baiting toby jug holding Punch - Staffordshire circa 1840](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_f32e1e54a9d64411bd348d712a32733b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_280,h_419,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Image-place-holder_edited_edited_edited_.jpg)
Bear Baiting toby jug holding Punch produced in Staffordshire circa 1840. Bear-baiting was a popular English sport from the 12th until the 19th century. Arenas for the sport were called bear-gardens consisting of a circular high fenced area with a pit and raised seating for spectators. A post was set in the ground towards the edge of the pit and the bear chained to it. Several well-trained fighting or baiting dogs would then be set on it fighting until they got tired or were wounded or killed. A rare jug this bear is holding Punch from the Punch and Judy puppet show.
Maker:
Staffordshire
England
circa 1840
Model #:
toby jug
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