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Plate

Date1745 (dated)

OriginEngland, London

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsD: 6 3/4"; H: 1 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1958-437

DescriptionCircular plate with light bluish tin glaze background; decoration and lettering in darker blue; rim decorated with double line all around with four ribbons and four small ovals in between; the well painted with: "No / Pretender / 1745" within a broad wreath; one of three stilt marks on reverse is double and quite large. No foot ring.
Label TextIn opposition to the Jacobites, who wanted the Stuarts restored to the British throne, this plate shows preference to the Hanover kings. A punch bowl inscribed "Long Livee the King" (CWF accession 1973-329) and a plate inscribed "Duke William For Ever" (accession 1977-396) express the same sentiments. Plate fragments with a similar wreath pattern have been excavated at Temple Back and Limekiln Lane in Bristol and at Wetherburn's Tavern in Williamsburg (9NA.1536).
InscribedThe center painted in blue "No / Pretender / 1745"
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceLouis Gautier
A. F. Allbrook, Old English Furniture, Pottery & Porcelain, London