Rip Van Winkle D6517 - Mini - Royal Doulton Character
Royal Doulton Character Jug, Rip Van Winkle D6517 (grey-blue cap; brown robes; figure dressed in blue resting against tree). Designed by Geoff Blower. Series: Characters from Literature, issued 1960 - 1991. Size: 2.5"H (mini)In 1820, the American writer Washington Irving wrote the story of Rip Van Winkle, based on legends he had heard from Dutch settlers. While walking in the Catskill Mountains of New York, Rip drinks a fairy potion, falls asleep for 20 years and wakes to find an unrecognizable world.
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
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Royal Doulton Character Jug, Rip Van Winkle D6517 (grey-blue cap; brown robes; figure dressed in blue resting against tree). Designed by Geoff Blower. Series: Characters from Literature, issued 1960 - 1991. Size: 2.5"H (mini)In 1820, the American writer Washington Irving wrote the story of Rip Van Winkle, based on legends he had heard from Dutch settlers. While walking in the Catskill Mountains of New York, Rip drinks a fairy potion, falls asleep for 20 years and wakes to find an unrecognizable world.
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England