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Plate with portrait of William III
English (probably Brislington)
about 1690
Medium/Technique
Tin glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 3.8 x 23.5 cm (1 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III
Accession Number2016.537
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionSaucer-shaped plate with bust-length frontal portrait of William III wearing a crown.
Inscriptions"W R" (Wilhelmus Rex) on face of plate, on either side of crowned head.
Gummed paper label on underside marked "#271" (Vogel collection inventory number)
Gummed paper label on underside marked "#271" (Vogel collection inventory number)
ProvenanceJune 8, 1977, sold by Jellinek and Sampson Antiques (gallery), London, to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Vogel III, Milwaukee, WI; 2016, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Vogel to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)