Doc Holliday D6731 – Odd Size – Royal Doulton Character Jug

Royal Doulton Character Jug, Doc Holliday D6731 (black and grey hat; black coat). Designed by Stanley J. Taylor. Series: The Wild West Collection, issued 1985 – 1989. Size: 5.5″H (odd)

The son of a lawyer, John Henry Holliday (1852 – 1887) worked as a dentist in Baltimore, Maryland. At the age of 20 he had tuberculosis and move west to a warmer climate to prolong his life. He became adept at using firearms and the bowie knife and became known for his wild gambling, brawls and shootouts. He survived the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, but died in a sanatorium at age 35.