{"product_id":"small-vintage-hand-painted-kelsboro-ware-auld-mac-character-jug","title":"Small Vintage Hand Painted Kelsboro Ware Auld Mac Character Jug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSmall Vintage Hand Painted Kelsboro Ware Auld Mac Character Jug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is a wonderful Small Vintage Hand Painted Kelsboro Ware \u003cem\u003eAuld Mac\u003c\/em\u003eCharacter Jug, with lovely vibrant colours and a very Scottish tartan theme. ‘Auld Mac’ is also wearing a \u003cem\u003etam o’ shanter\u003c\/em\u003e: the traditional Scottish bonnet worn by men. The name derives from Tam o’ Shanter, the eponymous hero of the 1790 Robert Burns poem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuld mac\u003c\/em\u003e was inspired by a song by Sir Harry Lauder, a 20th-century singer and comedian, called “Bang, Went Sixpence!” The story goes that a Scotsman named Mac found the prices too high in London because every time he made a move, “Bang went sixpence!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHe was made as ‘Kelsboro Ware’, at the Longton New Art Pottery Co Ltd in the heart of the Staffordshire Potteries, which was established in 1932.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lovely character jug is in very good vintage condition with no cracks, chips or restoration. There is a glazing mark on the rim of the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was probably originally purchased as a souvenir in the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproximate Maximum Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e–\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight- 7cm (2.8″)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth- spout to handle ~7cm (2.8″)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBase width- 5cm (2″)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer’s Mark on the base\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Painted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKelsboro Ware\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Auld Mac”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eE.M\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease click on the following link for more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mullardantiques.co.uk\/collections\/toby-character-jugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003etoby\/character jugs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Longton New Art Pottery\/ Kelsboro ware","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34554256785557,"sku":"","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0303\/5122\/8972\/products\/DSC02173_8ccd0770-1d95-4ac4-9371-e72d58a08c2b.jpg?v=1591200335","url":"https:\/\/mullardantiques.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/small-vintage-hand-painted-kelsboro-ware-auld-mac-character-jug","provider":"Mullard Antiques and Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}