Plate
ca. 1756 (made)
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Plate of salt-glazed stoneware and with a wavy edge, and the rim is moulded in relief in panels separated by rococo scrolls, bearing the words in three sections 'SUCCESS TO THE / KING OF PRUSSIA / AND HIS FORCES', alternating with panels of trellis-diaper over which are moulded a group of trophies, a Prussian eagle, and the bust portrait of Frederick the Great.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware and moulded |
| Brief description | Plate of salt-glazed stoneware and with a wavy edge, and the rim is moulded in relief in panels separated by rococo scrolls, bearing words in three sections, maker unknown, made by Staffordshire, ca. 1756. |
| Physical description | Plate of salt-glazed stoneware and with a wavy edge, and the rim is moulded in relief in panels separated by rococo scrolls, bearing the words in three sections 'SUCCESS TO THE / KING OF PRUSSIA / AND HIS FORCES', alternating with panels of trellis-diaper over which are moulded a group of trophies, a Prussian eagle, and the bust portrait of Frederick the Great. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of two plates with 414:923-1885 (Sch. II 147). Probably made about the time of Frederick the Great's successes in the Seven Years War and his convention with England in 1756 against France and her Allies. |
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| Other number | Sch. II 147A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:923/A-1885 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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