WILKINSON TOBY JUGS - Political and Military Figures WWI

"Wilkinson Toby Jugs"

Signed by: Sir Francis Carruthers Gould

A Rare Set of Eleven Jugs

World War I, Political & Military Leaders

Marshall F. Foch

H.M King George V

Rt. Hon D. Lloyd George

Admiral D.Beatty

President Woodrow Wilson

Lord French
Field Marshall Haig
General Botha

General Joffre
Admiral Jelicoe
Lord Kitchener

Wilkinson Toby Jugs

A rare and important set of eleven (11) porcelain Toby Jugs by Wilkinson Ltd. (now Royal Staffordshire Potteries), English c. 1915 - 1920. After designs by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould a famous and important political cartoonist of the time. Each toby jug is polychrome painted and realistically modeled after well known political and military leaders during the Great War (now WW I). The Wilkinson Ltd. backstamp and signature of Francis Carruthers Gould appears on the bottom of each Toby Jug. Additional pictures of each toby jug are on secondary pages (pictures below have hypertext links).

These jugs are for collector reference purposes only and are not for sale.

Sir Francis Carruthers Gould: was born in Barnstable in 1844. In 1888 he became the first political cartoonist employed by a daily newspaper, when he was recruited by the Pall Mall Budget. Gould was was employed as the cartoonist on the Westminster Gazette where he pioneered what became known as "picture politics". Gould also worked for the Picture Politics magazine. Francis Carruthers Gould died in 1925. Reference: click here.

The "Wilkinson Toby Jugs"

Signed by: Sir Francis Carruthers Gould

World War I Political & Military Leaders

The Wilkinson Toby Jugs are showcased with historical reference material - Click on the toby jug pictures for further information on a particular jug.