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Dutch Boy toby jug large - Goebel circa 1940

Dutch Boy toby jug in a large size produced by W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik of Bavaria, Germany, circa 1940. A Dutch Boy refers to the Little Dutch Boy character, a boy who plugs a dike with his finger, featured in the novel "Hans Brinker", or "The Silver Skates" by Mary Mapes Dodge. He is characterized as a boy dressed in traditional Dutch clothing and wooden shoes with a type of bob haircut featuring straight bangs and hair cut horizontally above the neck. This Dutch Boy is holding a pipe in his right hand.

Maker:

Goebel

Germany

circa 1940

Model #:

toby jug

Size:

large

Height:

6"

Dutch Boy toby jug large - Goebel circa 1940
Dutch Boy toby jug large - Goebel circa 1940
Dutch Boy toby jug large - Goebel circa 1940
Dutch Boy toby jug large - Goebel circa 1940
Dutch Boy toby jug large - Goebel circa 1940
Dutch Boy toby jug large - Goebel circa 1940
Dutch Boy toby jug large - Goebel circa 1940
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