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Plate (Dinner plate)
1756-1763
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1977.0096
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer
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Object Number
1977.0096
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1756-1763
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Rim
Inscription: Relief "SUCCESS/ TO THE/ KING OF PRUSSIA/ AND HIS FORCES".
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- King of Prussia
- Monarchs and nobility
- Government
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
- Frederick II
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
1 (H) x 9.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.54 (H) x 24.13 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Magid, Barbara H. 2006 "Commemorative Wares in George Washington's Hometown". Ceramics in America. 2-39.
• Similarly modelled salt-glazed stoneware plate fragments excavated at 418 King Stereet, Alexandria, VA: p. 5, fig. 3.Book: Noel Hume, Ivor. 1969 Archaeology and Wetherburn's Tavern.
• Fragments of quite similar plates excavated at Wetherburn's Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia: p. 30, fig. 19a, noting three plates excavated there.