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Dish: William III standing on a tiled pavement beneath an arch
Pottery:
unidentified London pottery
(Probably)
Pottery:
Brislington Pottery
(Possibly)
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in polychrome with William III standing beneath an arch on a chequered tiled pavement
Buff earthenware, the front tin-glazed white and painted in blue, green, yellow, orange, and manganese-purple; the back with unevenly distributed pale grey tin-glaze. Circular with everted rim, and curved sides, standing on a footring. King William, flanked by the initials W R, stands on a blue and white tiled pavement beneath an arch supported on cylindrical columns, with three columns and further arches to the right and left. Round the outer edge is a yellow band and a blue dash border.
History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 38.8 cm
Height: 10 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
William III (1750-1702)
Circa
1690
CE
-
1702
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, orange, manganese-purple)
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, the front tin-glazed white and painted in blue, green, yellow, orange, and manganese-purple high temperature (metallic oxide) colours; the back with unevenly distributed pale grey tin-glaze
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.1447-1928
Primary reference Number: 72016
Old object number: R 1793
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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