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Lot 67*

A Prattware 'Martha Gunn' Toby Jug, circa 1800

15 December 2020, 14:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Prattware 'Martha Gunn' Toby Jug, circa 1800

Seated and holding a bottle in her right hand and a cup in her left, her dress painted with brown sprigs, her brown hat applied with The Prince of Wales's feathers picked out in ochre and blue, a brown fringe showing under her mobcap, on an octagonal stepped base, 26cm high

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Provenance
James and Timmey Challenger Collection, Chicago

Martha Gunn (1726-1815) was the most famous of the 'dippers' who assisted bathers on Brighton Beach. The Prince of Wales made his first visit to Brighton in 1783 and his reported friendship with Martha Gunn led to her notoriety, alluded to by the feathers on the brim of her hat.

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