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How will Paul and Virginia "make do"? Octagonal stoneware jug with a relief moulded design with Paul and Virginia, based upon the highly successful pastoral romance novel by the French writer Jacques-Henri Bernadin St Pierre originally published in 1788. The story is of the lives (and love affair), of two young people brought up in Mauritius. This pitcher features two different vignettes, one on each side, of Paul and Virginia in the midst of palm trees and various tropical plants and small waterfalls. The handle is shaped in the form of the stem of a palm tree. Some collectors may refer to this as drabware. The pitcher is 8 5/8 inches high, and approximately 5 3/4 inches. This pitcher has a hand incised 6 or 9 on the base. It's in excellent "make do" condition. This item was probably made during the early Victorian period around 1840.  Similarly themed jugs were made by TJ and J Mayer of Dale Hall Pottery Longport, also Charles Meigh, Ridgways, Dudson and other Staffordshire potteries in England made relief moulded stoneware jugs. #makedo #makedoandmend #makedopottery #victorianpottery #drabware #bisqueware @iowacityart (at Iowa City Art & Antiques) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdJt0IXuKc_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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