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Mrs. Varden sugar bowl designed by Arthur Gredington and produced by Beswick of Longton, England, circa 1950. Martha Varden is a fictional character in the novel "Barnaby Rudge" (1841) by Charles Dickens. Martha Varden is married to Gabriel Varden and they have a daughter Dolly. "Mrs. Varden was a lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper - a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable", said Barnaby Rudge. This jug is a pair with the Mr. Varden creamer or character jug.
Maker:
Beswick
England
circa 1950
Model #:
1205
Derivative
sugar bowl
Size:
medium
Height:
3"
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