Plate
Date1689-1694
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
DimensionsDiam. 8" point to point (20.3 cm).
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1957-167
DescriptionSmall octagonal plate without a foot ring. Whitish tin glaze decorated in polychrome with half-length portraits of William and Mary. Figures outlined in manganese and shaded in blue with touches of orange; wash below figures is manganese over a pale blue.Label TextOther English delft octagonal plates from the late seventeenth century depict a squatting Chinese figure, a familiar London motif. The London attribution for this example is based on its shape.
InscribedInscribed "WMR"
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceJoseph Vizcarra, Lombard, IL
