Rye Pottery Canterbury Tales, The Summoner- Rye Pottery

The Summoner figurine is part of the Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales collection from Rye Pottery. Approximately 8.25″ tall. Ceramic. Hand painted.

In medieval society, summoners brought people to the ecclesiastical court to confess their sins. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s book The Canterbury Tales, The Summoner is very willing to be bribed in exchanged for a full pardon.