Macbeth D6667 – Large – Royal Doulton Character Jug

Macbeth D6667 (brown, yellow and green coloration). Designed by Michael Abberley, issued 1981. Size: 7.25″H (Large)

First performed in 1606, this Shakespearean tragedy was based on Scottish history. With the help of his wife, Macbeth plots to usurp the throne. Three witches prophesy that he will succeed, but that the heirs of his enemy Banquo will one day rule the kingdom. in a series of grisly events, their dark predictions are fulfilled. The faces of the three witches on the outer side of the handle face outward (noses out). Only after the jug was in the initial stages of production did Doulton realize that the possibility of the handle being damaged during shipping was great, and thus the moulds were quickly modified resulting in the production of Style Two.