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Production: unidentified Dutch pottery
Tin-glazed earthenware dish painted in blue, yellowish-green and yellow with a bust of of William III with initials PW D3, surrounded by a floral border
Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, yellowish- green, and yellow. The circular dish has an everted rim with nine lobes, deep sides and a flat centre, standing on a wide footring. The middle of the well is decorated with a long bust of William, Prince of Orange, three-quarters to left, wearing a voluminous wig, a cravatte, and armour. On the left of his head are the initials 'PW' and on the right, 'D 3'. Behind him on the right is a curving spray of alternately white and green pairs of leaves. The sloping lobed rim is encircled by a wavy blue stem bearing yellow fruits , stylized flowers, leaves, and tendrils.
History note: Purchased in Brighton by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 34 cm
Height: 7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late#
Production date:
circa
AD 1680
The place of manufacture of lobed dishes of this type is uncertain.
William, Prince of Orange (b. 1650) was Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic from 1672 to 1702, and King William III of England from 1689 to 1702
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( blue, yellowish-green, and yellow)
Base
Diameter 15 cm
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed and painted in blue, yellowish-green and yellow
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.2633-1928
Primary reference Number: 73830
Old object number: R 1065
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Dish" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73830 Accessed: 2024-12-22 12:31:37
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