American Toby Jug Museum 

Tsar Nicholas character jug prototype modeled by Stanley J. Taylor and produced by Royal Doulton of Burslem, England, in 2005 commissioned by UK International Ceramics for the planned First World War Leaders Series. Nicholas II, born as Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov, (1868-1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from November 1894 until his abdication on March 15, 1917. He married Alix of Hesse and had five children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia—collectively known as the OTMA sisters—and the tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich. During his reign, Nicholas gave support to the economic and political reforms promoted by his prime ministers, Sergei Witte and Pyotr Stolypin. He advocated modernization based on foreign loans and close ties with France, but resisted giving the new parliament major roles. Ultimately, progress was undermined by Nicholas's commitment to autocratic rule. A hammer, sickle, document and Grigori Rasputin form the handle of the jug.