The characters are Buster Brown and his dog, Tige (short for Tiger), an American Pit Bull. They are from a cartoon strip that ran from 1902 to around 1911. It has been suggested that Tige was the first comic-strip animal to talk.
The jug turns out to be a creamer from a children's tea set probably made around the same time the comic strip was being produced.
What a find though! REALLY adorable. Might have been a miss type--1902-11. A whole line of shoes was made with Buster Brown as the logo/brand, still available in the 1950's-60's. Just shows you how popular the
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