ROYAL DOULTON'DICK WHITTINGTON' D6846. 1989 LARGE TOBY CHARACTER JUG. Dick Whittington Lord Mayor of London D6846. (blue tricorn hat trimmed with white feathers, blue coat trimmed with white fur, yellow chain of office). Harper, issued 1989 in special edition 5,000.
Richard Whittington (1358 - 1423), in actual fact, made his fortune as a textile dealer. He entered London politics as a councilman and rose to become the Lord Mayor of London in 1937, an office he held three times. This jug was commissioned by The Guild of Specialist China and Class Retailers and issued in 1989 in a. Special edition of 703 of 5,000 pieces. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Sculptures & Figurines".The seller is "brillo6571" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.