A very rare coloured pair of Minton Majolica Quaker man and Quaker woman silver mounted Toby pitchers c.1865, shapes no’s 1139 and 1140, 11”h. One modeled as a smiling man with hands thrust deeply in his pockets and wearing 18th century costume with a tricorn hat, the other in the form of a female, her hair combining to form the handle, dressed in 18th century costume and holding a fan. These are very rare in that they have metal lids and more importantly, that they are wearing a green coat and a green shawl. This design would usually have a cobalt blue coat and burgundy shawl. Similar examples can be seen Majolica Karmason Stacke 2002 Page 62, also Dictionary of Minton Batkin Atterbury 1990, Page 224
'CURATED & CATALOGUED BY NICOLAUS BOSTON'

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