Brown Bear toby jug produced in England circa 1898. The brown bear is a large bear species found across Eurasia and North America. In North America, the populations of brown bears are called grizzly bears, while the subspecies that inhabits the Kodiak Islands of Alaska is known as the Kodiak bear. It is one of the largest living terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, rivaled in size only by its closest relative, the polar bear. The brown bear is recognized as a national and state animal in several European countries. This bear has Bruin incised on his front. Bruin, from Dutch for "brown", is an English folk term for brown bear. Photos are courtesy Heritage Auctions.
Maker:
unknown
England
circa 1898
Model #:
toby jug
Size:
large
Height:
8"
