{"product_id":"miniature-sandland-character-tankard-sam-weller-and-sairey-gamp-dickens-ware","title":"Miniature Sandland Character Tankard Sam Weller and Sairey Gamp Dickens Ware","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMiniature Sandland Character Tankard Sam Weller and Sairey Gamp Dickens Ware\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage Miniature Sandland Character Tankard Sam Weller and Sairey Gamp Dickens Ware by Lancaster \u0026amp; Sandland Ltd, Dresden Works, Hanley, Staffordshire, UK. It is imprinted on the base with the pattern number 566.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lovely Dickensware character jug is in very good vintage condition with no cracks, chips or restoration. There is some crazing. It dates to about the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne side of the mini tankard is embossed with the character Sairey Gamp and on the other side is Sam Weller. They appear to be sat in an inn. The handle has the inn lantern depicted at the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproximate Maximum Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e–\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight- 6cm (2.36″)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth- 6.2cm (2.44″)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBase width- 5.4cm (2.1″)\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\u003eSandland Character Ware\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLancaster\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSandland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Painted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHanley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngland\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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evintage character\/toby jugs\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSome Trivia For You\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSairey Gamp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e or Sarah Gamp is a fictional character from Charles Dickens’ \u003cem\u003eMartin Chuzzlewit\u003c\/em\u003e: an alcoholic midwife and layer-out of the dead. She is known for carrying around an umbrella, which is where, in the UK, we get the slang word ‘Gamp’ for umbrella and ‘Gamp stand’ for an umbrella stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSam Weller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fictional character in \u003cem\u003eThe Pickwick Papers\u003c\/em\u003e, the first novel by Charles Dickens, whom Mr Pickwick meets, whilst he [Sam] is working at ‘The White Hart Inn,’ and takes on as a servant. Sam Weller was noted for making fun of established clichés and proverbs, now known as a ‘Wellerism’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the \u003cem\u003eOxford English Dictionary:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Wellerism specifically a kind of a proverbial expression in which a statement, such as a familiar saying or proverb, is given a humorous or ironic twist by being incongruously or punningly attributed to a particular speaker, typically in a specific situation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Example:-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We’ll have to rehearse that,” said the undertaker as the coffin fell out of the car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Lancaster and Sandland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56849893753207,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0303\/5122\/8972\/products\/Miniature_Sandland_Character_Tankard_Sam_Weller_and_Sairey_Gamp_Dickens_Ware.jpg?v=1738604968","url":"https:\/\/mullardantiques.co.uk\/products\/miniature-sandland-character-tankard-sam-weller-and-sairey-gamp-dickens-ware","provider":"Mullard Antiques and Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}