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On Display: House - Delaware Room
Dish (Charger)
1689-1694
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Bristol or London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1954.0535
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1954.0535
Object Name
Dish (Charger)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Bristol or London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1689-1694
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, edge of reserve
Inscription: Handwritten in blue underside "W M R"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Torn, rectangular, buff-colored label with a blue borded and indecipherable text handwritten in blue ink.
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- William III
- Mary II
- Monarchs and nobility
- Government
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Sponged
Dimensions (inches)
2.539 (H) x 13.307 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.45 (H) x 33.8 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Marsden, Holly. 2025 A global "Pattern to Woman-kind"? Queen Mary II on commemorative ceramics in England, the United Provinces, China and Colonial America. Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 35: 71-88.
• Published: p. 73, no. 3, in discussion of Mary II, sometimes shown with William as portrayed on ceramics (primarily tin-glazed earthenware). Charles II imagery also discussed.Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• "Blue dash charger" with same initials and scene, differences in details: vol. 2, pp. 56-57, no. D22, Probably London, 1689-94; see D23-24 for plates portraying William & Mary.