A Martha Gunn Toby jug c.1810, after the Wood model, seated and holding a bottle and a gin glass, wearing a patterned dress and with a black hat bearing the Prince of Wales feathers resting on top of her head, the chamfered base with faux marble decoration, the handle restored, 28.2cm.Martha Gunn (1726-1815) was described by the Morning Herald as |the Venerable Priestess of the Bath|, being the most famous of the operators of the bathing machines on Brighton beach. She was a favourite of the Prince of Wales, the future George IV.