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Factory: Unidentified
Tin-glazed earthenware plate painted in blue, olive-green and yellow with a bust of William III, flanked by tulips and initials K W
Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, olive-green, and yellow. Circular with a narrow everted rim, deep curved sides and flat centre, standing on a shallow footring. The well is painted with a half-length figure of William III wearing a crown, a voluminous wig, and armour, flanked by yellow tulips and the initials K and W. On the rim there is a border of blue wavy lines alternating with yellow spots. the glaze on the reverse has numerous pin holes.
History note: Sotheby's, 6 July, 1907, lot 68; bought for £1.1s. by Mr V.B. Button on behalf of Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 21 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
Circa
1690
CE
-
1700
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue, green, and yellow)
buff
Earthenware
Tin-glaze
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted n blue, green, and yellow
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.2635-1928
Primary reference Number: 73832
Old object number: 2682
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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