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Uncle Tom Cobley character jug modeled by Joe Vernon and produced by Devonmoor Pottery of Devon, England, circa 1920. Bill Brewer is one of the traveling companions mentioned in the Devon folk song "Widecombe Fair" about a man named Tom Pearce, whose horse dies after someone borrows it to travel to the fair in Widecombe with his friends. Its chorus ends with a long list of the people travelling to the fair: "Bill Brewer, Jan Stewer, Peter Gurney, Peter Davy, Dan'l Whiddon, Harry Hawke, Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all." Research suggests that the names originally referred to real people.
Maker:
Devonmoor
England
circa 1920
Model #:
character jug
Size:
large
Height:
6 1/4"
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