19th Century Staffordshire jug depicting PAUL PRY. (c. 1840 England)


Title 19th Century Staffordshire jug depicting PAUL PRY.
Country of Origin England
Dated c. 1840
Classification STAFFORDSHIRE (founded c.1820)
Guide Price gbp 550.00 (Pound Sterling)

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Provenance

The name 'Paul Pry' originates from an 1823 play by John Poole - Paul Pry being cast as a busybody, unable to mind his own business. The name stuck and has applied to eavesdroppers and busybodies ever since. In Victorian times there was even a scandalous news sheet published under the same name.

Description / Expertise

19th Century Staffordshire jug depicting PAUL PRY. Circa 1840.