Dick Turpin
Tiny D6951

 Other Items from Tiny Character Jugs

  Arriet
Tiny D6256  - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Arriet D6256 (green hat; brown coat; yellow scarf). Designed by Harry Fenton. Series: Tinies, issued 1947- 1960. Size: 1.25"H (tiny)

Arriet is a coster of costermonger, a cockney woman who sold fruits and vegetable from a barrow in the streets of London. She is a variation of the Pearly Girl character jug.
  Character Jug
Arry
Tiny D6255  - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Arry D6255 (brown hat and coat; red and yellow scarf). Designed by Harry Fenton. Series: Tinies, issued 1947 - 1960. Size: 1.5"H (tiny)

Arriet's husband 'Arry is also a costermonger, plying his trade in London. He is a variation of the Pearly Boy character jug. The original design featured the word "Blimey" across the back, but it was never produced.
  Artful Dodger
Tiny D6678  - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Artful Dodger D6678 (grey and black coloration). Designed by Eric Griffiths. Series: Tinies, issued 1982 - 1989. Size: 1.5"H (tiny)
  Auld Mac
Tiny D6257  - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Auld Mac Character Jug D6257 (green tam; brown coat). Designed by Harry Fenton. Series: Tinies, issued 1946 - 1960. Size: 1.25"H (tiny)

A song by Sir Harry Lauder, a 20th-century singer and comedian, called "Bang Went Sixpence." inspired this piece. In it a Scotsman named Mac found the prices too high in London because every time he made a move, "band went sixpence," which is incised on the back of his tam, below "Auld Mac."
  Betsy Trotwood
Tiny D6685  - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Betsy Trotwood D6685 (yellow, white and black coloration). Designed by Michael Abberley. Series: Tinies, issued 1982 -1989. Size: 1.5"H (tiny)
  Bill Sykes
Tiny D6684  - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Bill Sykes D6684 (green and dark blue coloration). Designed by Michael Abberley. Series: Tinies, issued 1982 - 1989. Size: 1.5"H (tiny)
  Cardinal
Tiny D6258 - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Cardinal D6258 (scarlet robes; purple handle). Designed by Charles Noke. Series: Tinies, issued 1947 - 1960. Size: 1.5"H (tiny)

This jug has minor color variation in the hair. The earliest jugs had brown hair, and later jugs either grey or white hair. This jug was produced with and without pink highlighting on the raised character name.
  Dick Turpin
Tiny D6951  - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Dick Turpin Pistol Handle D6951(brown, grey and green coloration). Designed by William K. Harper, issued 1994 in limited edition of 2,500. Size: 1.5"H (tiny)
  Fat Boy
Tiny D6142 - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Fat Boy D6142 (blue shirt; white scarf). Designed by Leslie Harradine and Harry Fenton, issued 1940 - 1960. Size: 1.5"H (tiny)

Another wonderful Dickens character , Joe, the Fat Boy, was the lazy glutton who worked as servant to Mr. Wardle in "The Pickwick Papers."
  Jester
Tiny D6953  - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Jester D6953 (brown, green and yellow coloration). Designed by William K. Harper, issued 1994 in limited edition of 2,500. Size: 1.5"H (tiny)

The green and yellow coloring on either side of the hat may be reversed as a preference of the painter.
  John Peel
Tiny D6259 - Royal Doulton Character Jug, John Peel Tiny D6259 (dark grey hat; maroon coat; dark blue bow tie; grey riding crop). Designed by Harry Fenton. Series: Tinies, issued 1947 - 1960. Size: 1.25"H (tiny)

John Peel (1776 - 1854) was a famous English huntsman, known for his enthusiasm, skill and hospitality. Fond of drink, he hosted large, popular, post-hunt celebration. Peel has been immortalized in the song "D'ye ken John Peel," written by John Woodcock Graves.