Tea Bowl and Saucer
ca. 1780 (made)
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Tea bowl and saucer of cream coloured lead-glazed earthenware painted with red, green, yellow and black enamels, with portraits of William V, Prince of Orange and his wife Frederica Sophia Wilhemina, niece of Frederick the Great, and with an orange tree between them and the initials 'PVOR'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Tea bowl and saucer of lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels, made in Staffordshire and probably painted in Holland, ca. 1780. |
| Physical description | Tea bowl and saucer of cream coloured lead-glazed earthenware painted with red, green, yellow and black enamels, with portraits of William V, Prince of Orange and his wife Frederica Sophia Wilhemina, niece of Frederick the Great, and with an orange tree between them and the initials 'PVOR'. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'PVOR' (Prins van Oranje) |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Made in commemoration of the Prince's marriage in 1767. |
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| Accession number | 3560&A-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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