Shorter & Sons Large \'Buttercup\' Toby Jug from H.M.S Pinafore, c.1949, 10\" *RARE For Sale

\"Then buy of your Buttercup — dear Little Buttercup;
Sailors should never be shy;
So, buy of your Buttercup — poor Little Buttercup;
Come, of your Buttercup buy!\"
Offered by Kevin Francis on behalf of The American Toby Jug Museum is this wonderful Toby Jug ofPortsmouth England\'s \"bumboat woman\" \'Buttercup\' from Gilbert and Sullivan\'s 1878 Opera Comique. Buttercup is known as the rosiest, roundest and reddest beauty in all Spithead!
Buttercup is just 1 of 14 Gilbert & Sullivan Characters we will be offering that were designed by Clarice Cliff in Large and Small sizes modeled from five Gilbert and Sullivan operettas performed at the D\'Oyly Carte Opera in England.
At 10\" tall (there is a 5\" version) she makes a charming addition to your ever growing Toby Jug collection, and an unforgettable treasure for your favorite Gilbert and Sullivan loving friend.
Hand made and painted in Stoke on Trent England by Shorter and Sons Ltd.The base mark reads \"Reproduced bypermission of the DOYLY CARTE OPERA Co., Shorter & Son Ltd., Made in Staffordshire England\"We offer combined shipping for multiple purchases. Your Buttercup will be carefully shipped, and a full guarantee is given on all items.British Collectibles is owned & operated by Kevin Pearson ofKevin Francis Ceramics. Look through our shop\'s magnificent collection of hand made Toby and Character Jugs, Face Pots and Banksy Street Art. Cheers!