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Plaque 1965-74
Portrait plaque of "The Right Honble Wm. PITT"
Plaque 1965-74

Portrait plaque of "The Right Honble Wm. PITT"

Date1756-1761
Maker John Sadler (1756-1770)
OriginEngland, Lancashire, Liverpool
MediumEnamel on copper, wooden frame
DimensionsOL: 5 5/8"; OW: 4 7/16" with frame OL: 7 3/16"; OW: 5 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1965-74
DescriptionOval, white enamel plaque with black transfer print portrait of William Pitt wearing a coat and lace cuffs and a full bottomed wig. Inscription below Pitt reads: "The Right Honble Wm. PITT Esqr/One of His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State/And One of His most Honble Privy Council./ J. Sadler Liverp." Contemporary mahogany Hogarth type frame.
Inscribed"The Right Honble Wm. PITT Esqr/One of His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State/And One of His most Honble Privy Council./ J. Sadler Liverp. Enaml"
ProvenanceCollection of G. W. Capell, Esq.
Vendor: Tilley & Co., London