
Darby and Joan double sided character jug produced in Rockingham finish by Montrose Potteries of Scotland circa 1960. Darby and Joan have become synonymous with a married couple celebrated for their mutual attachment or a happily married couple who lead a placid, uneventful life or a loving, old-fashioned and virtuous couple. Darby and his wife Joan were first mentioned in print in a poem published in The Gentleman's Magazine by Henry Woodfall whose original title was The Joys of Love never forgot. A Song.
Maker:
Montrose Potteries
England
20th century
Model:
Rockingham
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