American Toby Jug Museum 

The Jester teapot produced by Jane Holland of South Gate, California, circa 1945. A jester, court jester, fool or joker, was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events. Jesters entertain with a wide variety of skills: principal among them are song, music, and storytelling, but many also employ acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes, and performing magic tricks. Dangling ends of this Jester's cap 'n' bells fools cap form the handle and the spout of the teapot. The Jester teapot comes with Jester's slippers as the teacups.