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Jan Stewer character jug tiny - Widecombe Pottery circa 2000

Jan Stewer character jug produced in a tiny size by Widecombe Pottery of Widecombe, England, circa 2000. Jan Stewer 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. A walking cane forms the handle of the jug.

Maker:

Widecombe Pottery

England

circa 2000

Model #:

Widecombe Fair Series

character jug

Size:

tiny

Height:

2"

Jan Stewer character jug tiny - Widecombe Pottery circa 2000
Jan Stewer character jug tiny - Widecombe Pottery circa 2000
Jan Stewer character jug tiny - Widecombe Pottery circa 2000
Jan Stewer character jug tiny - Widecombe Pottery circa 2000
Jan Stewer character jug tiny - Widecombe Pottery circa 2000
Jan Stewer character jug tiny - Widecombe Pottery circa 2000
Jan Stewer character jug tiny - Widecombe Pottery circa 2000
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