Collectible Royal Doulton Character Jug - DICKENS NURSE SAIREY GAMP

Item Number: 257
Time Left: CLOSED
Value: $50
Online Close: Jun 3, 2018 9:00 PM PDT
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Description
Introduced: 1935-1986
Pattern Number: D5451
Designer: L. Harradine
Appx. 6 1/2 inches tall by 7 1/2 inches wide
Made in England.
In Charles Dickens’ 1843 novel “Martin Chuzzlewit” Sairey Gamp is a gossiping, gin-drinking midwife and nurse.
WIKIPEDIA says "The character was based upon a real nurse described to Dickens by his friend, Angela Burdett-Coutts."
Character jugs are among the most popular collectibles produced by Royal Doulton. They were introduced in 1934 at the Burslem Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent and new designs were added to the collection until 2011. Hundreds of different characters from literature, legend and real life have been introduced to the collection.
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