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Artifacts The Gunpowder Plot has become commemorated and associated with a number of artifacts ranging from the Mounteagle Letter to the Royal Daulton Toby Jug pictured to the left and to "Guy Fawkes' Lantern" Each of these artifacts has its own tale to tell. Several reflect "received views" of the plot over time and are important indicators of how the plot has been understood and used by later generations. The Mounteagle Letter Guy Fawkes' Lantern Daulton Fawkes Toby Jug David Winter Cottage

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The Mounteagle Letter

The Mounteagle letter is considered to be authentic. It warned Lord Mounteagle away from
attending parliament. The style of the letter has long been a source of romantic mystery associated  with the plot.

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Guy Fawkes' Lantern

The Lantern is said to be the one captured with Guy Fawkes and was used when he was inspecting the gunpowder. The authenticity of this artifact has been disputed. The lantern appears in many descriptions and later illustrations of the discovery of Fawkes. From it we derive a sense of dramatic mystery of Fawkes lurking in the cellar by lantern light.

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Daulton Fawkes Toby Jug

This Royal Daulton Toby mug combines the image of the lantern with the cask of gunpowder. These identify Fawkes. This highly collectable object depicts the Fawkes of the engraving with a suitable sad yet sly expression. The left eye sad yet the right eye sly. This is the nationalistic view of Fawkes and refrains from the tendency in recent years of depicting Fawkes as a clown or fool.
 
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David Winter Cottage

The David Winter Cottage, a collectable, puts a romantic spin on things. This quaint possibly Yorkshire cottage is probably a far cry from the habitations of the mercinary sapper Fawkes as he traveled the country from inn to inn. The quaint lines of the sculpture are far from businesslike or real.

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