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Plate

Dateca. 1805

OriginEngland, Staffordshire

MediumRefined red earthenware (lusterware)

DimensionsOH: 5/8"; ODiam.: 8 3/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2024-6,2

DescriptionPlate or plaque: press-molded plaque of a silver plate shape with royal rim of five panels or segments and a plain beaded edge; with central raised decoration of an arm holding a goblet within a shield topped by a helmet crest festooned by an eagle, scrolling leaves encircling the shield, helmet, and bird. The reverse with hollow impressions from the raised decoration.
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Provenance1951-1961, Mr. and Mrs. James MacHarg (England); November 9, 2023 [David and Teresa Kurau, Lampeter, PA]; January 25, 2024 - present, purchased by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)