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The original toby jug, with a brown salt Glaze , was developed and popularised by Staffordshire Potter s in the 1760s ; Ralph Wood is a prime candidate. It is thought to be a development of similar Delft jugs that were produced in the Netherlands . Similar designs were produced by other potteries, first in Staffordshire, then around England , and eventually in other countries. Toby jugs are Collectible .


ORIGIN

The origin of the name "toby jug" is uncertain, and has been ascribed variously to:
  • a song from 1761 entitled ''Dear Tom, This Brown Jug'', about one Toby Philpot a soldier who liked to drink (his name being a Pun on "fill pot");

  • a reference to Sir Toby Belch , a character from Shakespeare 's Twelfth Night ;

  • the word ''tope'', meaning 'to drink a lot'.


Although unrelated to the modern-day jug, the Romans seem to have had a version of the Toby jug .


TOBY IN THE STARS

A Reflection Nebula , IC 2220 , surrounding a Red Giant Star , is known as the Toby Jug Nebula due to its peculiar "bi-polar, bi-conical" shape, which resembles a toby jug.


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