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![Uncle Sam character jug blue - Shorter & Son circa 1930](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_ec326eb2ee56432ca9f47ba1d2a52813~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)
Uncle Sam character jug wearing a blue jacket and produced in a majolica finish by Shorter & Son of Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1930. Uncle Sam is the jocular name and personage given to the government of the United States. Uncle Sam is often depicted as a tall, thin man having a white beard and wearing a blue tailcoat, red-and-white-striped trousers, and a tall hat with a band of stars. Over the years he has become recognized worldwide as the United States' national symbol.
Maker:
Shorter & Son
England
circa 1930
Model #:
Majolica
character jug
Size:
medium
Height:
6 1/2"
![Uncle Sam character jug blue - Shorter & Son circa 1930](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_3116206683c448c8b0d84295d51de4dd~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)
![Uncle Sam character jug blue - Shorter & Son circa 1930](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_735ecb341acc4548805588721871e016~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)
![Uncle Sam character jug blue - Shorter & Son circa 1930](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_58c06b81fcce474b9b63441a622839cf~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)
![Uncle Sam character jug blue - Shorter & Son circa 1930](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_52d137e8bcaa4cf28b8747e143a0782b~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_edited_edited_.jpg)
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