Historical information

Sarah Gamp (better known as Sairey Gamp) was a major character in Dickens' 'Martin Chuzzlewit' and one of the best known of all his characters. Gamp is the midwife, nurse, and 'layer out' of the dead, although she is much more concerned with her own creature comforts than those of her patients. Habitually in liquor she creates the imaginary Mrs Harris whose good opinion is used to promote Mrs Gamp's character.

Physical description

Royal Doulton ceramic jug designed in the shape of a woman's face. The woman is wearing a black and white bonnet with a green scarf on top. She is wearing a green coat with a yellow and red bow. An umbrella on the right-hand side functions as a handle for the jug. The back of the bonnet is in the shape of a bun. The words 'Sairey Gamp' are engraved on the back of the jug. There is a Royal Doulton stamp on the base of the jug as well as the text 'Sairey Gamp/D 5451'.

Inscriptions & markings

The words 'Sairey Gamp' are engraved on the back of the jug. There is a Royal Doulton stamp on the base of the jug as well as the text 'Sairey Gamp/D 5451'.