American Toby Jug Museum 

Toby Philpot prototype toby jug produced by Roy Kirkham Pottery of Tunstall, England, in a 1980 limited edition of 3. Toby Philpot was the subject of a popular poem, The Brown Jug, by Francis Fawkes, and possibly served as the inspiration for the creation of the toby jug. The most widely accepted theory is that the original was a Yorkshireman, Henry Elwes, who was 'famous for drinking 2,000 gallons of strong stingo beer from his silver tankard, while eating nothing." He was nicknamed Toby Philpot, and after his death in 1761, the London publisher of popular prints, Carrington Bowles, issued a mezzotint portrait of him. Toby Fillpot is seated in a chair holding a full pitcher of ale in his right hand and a cup in his left. This is the second largest toby jug known. It is the only finished model of the three known. The other two were last seen at the pottery, one with a broken handle and the other painted but not glazed.