This is one of a set of fourteen miniature Toby jugs showing popular characters from comic operas by Gilbert & Sullivan. The jugs were originally designed by the Burslem pottery firm Shorter & Sons in 1940 when principals from the D'Oyly Carte Company were photographed in their costumes and in poses that they felt best represented their characters. This was modelled on Ella Halman, a performer with the D'Oyly Carte Company between 1937 and 1951, as the Duchess of Plaza-Toro in The Gondoliers.
Good condition with no damage.
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