Royal Doulton Character Miniature Jug Capt Ahab

Royal Doulton Character Jug,
Capt Ahab D6522 (blue cap; black coat; white sweater).
Designed by Garry Sharpe,
issued 1960 – 1984.
Size: 6.4 cm (mini)

Captain Ahab sailed the whaler, Pequot, in Herman Melville’s great 19th century American classic, “Moby Dick”. He lost a leg and then his life in pursuit of the great white whale, who triumphed in the chase and sunk his ship.