Ceramic figurine, ‘Conchy’, 1914-1916 (c)
figure, figure
Accession Number
NAM.2014-01-7-1
Description
‘Conchy’. Ceramic figurine manufactured by Birks, Rawlins and Company Limited at the Vine Pottery, Stoke on Trent, 1914-1918 (c). Hand-painted Example of ‘Birks Grotesques’, it shows a satirical impression of a conscientious objector in civilian dress with his hands in his pockets, wearing a sports cap inscribed ‘conchy’. Associated with World War One, Home Front (1914-1918).
Campaigns
World War One, Home Front (1914-1918)
Units
Associated collection
