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Mr. Buz Fuzz character jug - Artone Pottery circa 1980

Mr. Buz Fuzz character jug produced by Artone Pottery of Burslem, England, circa 1980. Mr. Sergeant Buz Fuz is the bullying grandiloquent barrister in Charles Dickens' "Pickwick Papers", published 1836-37. The widow Mrs. Bardell, completely misinterpreting Mr. Pickwick's innocent intentions, sues him for breach of promise. Buz Fuz acts as her counsel and secures judgment in her favor with damages of 750 pounds. He is described as "cozening or browbeating intelligent juries as occasion serves; the legalized champion of broken-hearted widows; adored of solicitors and constant recipient of highly marked briefs." His tactics of distorting the facts or abusing the other side in order to win his case are typical of a type of English barrister in the early nineteenth century. Sergeants in the legal sense were, until 1875, barristers who enjoyed certain privileges of precedence over other barristers. Buz Fuz is said to have been based on a real-life legal sergeant named Bumpas. An important legal document forms the handle of the jug.

Maker:

Artone Pottery

England

circa 1980

Model #:

Dickens Character Jug Series

character jug

Size:

medium

Height:

5"

Mr. Buz Fuzz character jug - Artone Pottery circa 1980
Mr. Buz Fuzz character jug - Artone Pottery circa 1980
Mr. Buz Fuzz character jug - Artone Pottery circa 1980
Mr. Buz Fuzz character jug - Artone Pottery circa 1980
Mr. Buz Fuzz character jug - Artone Pottery circa 1980
Mr. Buz Fuzz character jug - Artone Pottery circa 1980
Mr. Buz Fuzz character jug - Artone Pottery circa 1980
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