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William III and Mary II
Production: unidentified London pottery (Probably)
Tin-glazed earthenware painted and sponged in blue, brownish-orange and manganese-purple with William III and Mary II standing between trees; blue dash border.
Buff earthenware, the front tin-glazed and painted in blue, yellow, brownish-orange, and manganese-purple, and sponged in blue; the reverse covered with bluish lead-glaze. Circular with everted rim, and curved sides, standing on a footring. Willaim III, wearing a crown and coronation robes, and holding an orb and centre stands on the left of Mary II, who is crowned, and holds a fan. The letters W M are painted above and to the left of their heads and R to the right of Mary's head. On each side there are sponged trees and in the foreground, three broad strokes and three areas of sponging. Round the outer edge there is a yellow band and a blue dash border.
History note: Exhibition at Debenham and Freebody, Wigmore Street, London where purchased for £2 2s.0d. on 8 June 1893 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 34.4 cm
Height: 7.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
William III and Mary II
Circa
1689
CE
-
1694
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, yellow, brownish-orange, manganese-purple)
Back
composed of
lead-glaze
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
Moulding : Earthenware, the front tin-glazed and painted in blue, yellow, brownish-orange, and manganese-purple, and sponged in blue; the reverse coveed with bluish lead-glaze
Accession number: C.1634-1928
Primary reference Number: 72363
Old object number: 6
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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