{"id":11698,"date":"2017-06-17T23:17:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-18T03:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=11698"},"modified":"2017-06-20T20:03:43","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T00:03:43","slug":"character-jug-with-stapled-face-c-1924","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=11698","title":{"rendered":"Character jug with stapled face, c.1924"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is this another monster created by Dr. Frankenstein? Not exactly, but it looks like his\u00a0English relative.<\/p>\n<p>This blue-glazed pottery character jug in the form of British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin was designed by Percy Metcalfe and\u00a0produced in Surrey, England, by Ashtead Potters between 1923-1929. It stands 7.5 inches high and\u00a0is boldly\u00a0marked on the underside and numbered 202\u00a0of\u00a0a limited edition of one thousand.<\/p>\n<p>We will never know for sure if the jug became broken\u00a0accidentally or if it was thrown in disgust as a result of a disagreement over the political views of the Right Honorable Stanley Baldwin. Either way, four small metal staples were used to repair his broken face. Ouch, that&#8217;s gotta hurt!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12324\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12324\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12324\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9321-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9321-2.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9321-2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9321-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12325\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12325\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12325\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9324.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9324.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9324-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9324-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12326\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12326\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12326\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9328.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9328.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9328-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9328-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12327\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12327\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12327\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9331.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9331-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9331-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12328\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12328\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12328\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9333.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9333-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9333-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12329\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12329\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12329\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9334.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9334-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9334-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12330\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12330\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12330\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9337.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9337-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9337-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12332\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12332\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12332\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9343.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9343.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9343-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9343-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashteadpottery.com\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12333\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12333\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9346.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9346.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9346-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9346-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three other commemorative jugs were made in this series. Shown here in Pearl Barley glaze, they include Attorney General Lord Hailsham (Douglas McGarel Hogg), British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, and Australian Prime Minister Stanley Melbourne Bruce.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12334\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12334\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12334\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4jugs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4jugs.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4jugs-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashteadpottery.com\">Ashtead Pottery<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is this another monster created by Dr. Frankenstein? Not exactly, but it looks like his\u00a0English relative. This blue-glazed pottery character jug in the form of British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin was designed by Percy Metcalfe and\u00a0produced in Surrey, England, by Ashtead Potters between 1923-1929. It stands 7.5 inches high and\u00a0is boldly\u00a0marked on the underside and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[71,19,100,120],"class_list":["post-11698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jug","tag-commemorative","tag-english","tag-pottery","tag-staplesrivets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11698"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12344,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11698\/revisions\/12344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}