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Friar toby jug produced in Germany circa 1920. A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders founded in the twelfth or thirteenth century; the term distinguishes the mendicants' itinerant apostolic character, exercised broadly under the jurisdiction of a superior general, from the older monastic orders' allegiance to a single monastery formalized by their vow of stability. A friar may be in holy orders or be a brother. The most significant orders of friars are the Dominicans, Franciscans, Augustinians, and Carmelites. This is the largest of four known sizes.
Maker:
unknown
Germany
circa 1920
Model #:
toby jug
Size:
large
Height:
8"







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