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![Postillion Toby jug - Pearlware circa 1790](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_2edfb4e6adc54b28a29c2904de429693~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_280,h_419,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Image-place-holder_edited_edited_edited_.jpg)
Postillion Toby jug in Pearlware finish circa 1790 in the region around Portobello Scotland. A Postillion was a coach driver who guided the team of horses from atop a horse. The Postillion Toby is an Ordinary Toby with a bicorn hat and boots instead of shoes. The Pearlware finish refers to the final clear glazing that contained cobalt and gave a slight blue coloring to glaze that tended to pool between fingers and in creases in the face.
Maker:
Portobello
England
18th century
Model #:
Portobello
toby jug
Size:
large
Height:
![Postillion Toby jug - Pearlware circa 1790](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_97ffbe18ff4d4b8297e2d93b4d3c479d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_229,h_344,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Image-place-holder_edited.jpg)
![Postillion Toby jug - Pearlware circa 1790](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_c5d2128218334673863b32b60d590ae3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_229,h_344,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Image-place-holder_edited.jpg)
![Postillion Toby jug - Pearlware circa 1790](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_0892350795cf408b8bb80f3ff3866986~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_229,h_344,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Image-place-holder_edited.jpg)
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