American Toby Jug Museum 

The Pendle Witch character jug modeled by Stanley J. Taylor and produced by Royal Doulton of Burslem, England, in a 1989 special edition commissioned by Kevin Francis Ceramics. The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century. The twelve accused lived in the area surrounding Pendle Hill in Lancashire, and were charged with the murders of ten people by the use of witchcraft. All but two were tried at Lancaster Assizes in August 1612, along with the Samlesbury witches and others, in a series of trials that have become known as the Lancashire witch trials. One was tried at York Assizes on July 27, 1612, and another died in prison. Of the eleven who went to trial – nine women and two men – ten were found guilty and executed by hanging; one was found not guilty. A yellow hound forms the handle of the jug. A red dress colorway is known to exist.