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Harry Hawke character jug produced by Devon Tors Art Potter of Devon, England, circa 1930. Harry Hawk is one of the traveling companions mentioned in the Devon folk song "Widecombe Fair" about a man named Tom Pearce, whose horse dies after someone borrows it to travel to the fair in Widecombe with his friends. Its chorus ends with a long list of the people travelling to the fair: "Bill Brewer, Jan Stewer, Peter Gurney, Peter Davy, Dan'l Whiddon, Harry Hawke, Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all." Some research suggests that the names originally referred to real people.
Maker:
Devon Tors
England
circa 1930
Model #:
Widecombe Fair Series
character jug
Size:
large
Height:
6"
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