Figure depicting Arthur Orton, aka 'The Tichborne Claimant'
- Object Number: STKMG:1980.P.275
- Simple Name: figure
- Production Place: Stoke-on-Trent
- Production Place: Staffordshire
- Production Place: England
- Production Period:
- 19th century, late
- Summary: Figure depicting Arthur Orton, aka 'The Tichborne Claimant'. Orton is depicted smartly dressed in a coat and hat. He leans on a gun with his right hand and holds a bird in his left. 'Sir. R. Tichborne' is inscribed on the base of the figure. Earthenware with overglaze painted decoration.
- Terms:ceramics
- Terms:figures
- Terms:commemorative
- Terms:heroes & villains
- Terms:crime & punishment
- Terms:18th & 19th Century Staffordshire
- Inscription:
- Contact: Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
