Chief Sitting Bull (Grey Eyes) and George Armstrong Custer D6712 – Large – Royal Doulton Character Jug

Royal Doulton Character Jug, Chief Sitting Bull (grey eyes) & George Armstrong Custer D6712 (multicolored, Sitting Bull has grey eyes). Designed by Michael Abberley. Series: The Antagonists’ Collection (Two-faced jug), issued 1984 in limited edition of 9,500. Size: 7″H (Large)

Chief Sitting Bull (1831 – 1890) of the Sioux Indians spent his life working for the right of his people to own and control their land. He was shot by the Indian police on a questionable charge of resisting arrest. George Armstrong Custer (1839 – 1876) was the youngest general in the US Army. He first saw action in the Civil War and was later stationed in the Dakota Territory during the gold rush on Sioux Land. In 1876 he led an attack against an Indian encampment at Little Big Horn. Sitting Bull and his men outnumbered Custer’s regiment and easily defeated them, leaving no survivors. This jug was issued in a limited edition of 9,500 pieces.