Antoinettes Heirlooms has dated this Victorian Staffordshire Temperance Figure to the 19th Century.
And therefore linked with poverty, family and child neglect.
This is a typical temperance figurine.
Manufactured to promote the temperance morals and earning of the downfall.
Battered hat , dishevelled clothing, odd shoes and and unhealthy look to the gin drinker.
Whereas the puritan water drinker, looking healthy and dapper
A genuine piece of social history, depicted by the Staffordshire potters.
Fabulous condition
Antoinettes Heirlooms has dated this Victorian Staffordshire Temperance Figure to the 19th Century.
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Staffordshire temperance figurine
