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Plaque: Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-93): C.751-1928

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

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Plaque: Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-93)

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Pale cream earthenware, press-moulded, painted in blue, yellow, orange, brown and black under slightly blue tinted glaze. Oval with a beaded edging, and in the middle a profile bust portrait in relief of Queen Marie Antoinette of France. The beading is yellow and has a narrow black line within it. The portrait is painted in all the colours

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Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

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Accession number: C.751-1928
Primary reference Number: 75971
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 8 November 2012 Last processed: Tuesday 17 October 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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