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Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons) : Etruria (c. 1759-1940)
Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, later King of Hanover (1771-1851) 1875 - 1925
Stoneware, gilt metal, giltwood, glass | 13.0 x 10.5 x 2.4 cm (whole object) | RCIN 45749
Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons) : Etruria (c. 1759-1940)
Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, later King of Hanover (1771-1851) 1875 - 1925
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An oval jasperware plaque in blue dip in gilt metal bezel and upright giltwood frame with suspension ring and bombe glazing, the plaque with white low relief decoration of Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, his hair curled and worn in a long ponytail, wearing a jacket with a high collar, the Star of the Order of the Garter visible on his chest and the riband across from his left shoulder.
Provenance
The frame by J. Manley of Eton is from the early twentieth century. First recorded in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle in an inventory of Wedgwood porcelain dated 1914 - 17.
A period example Woolley and Wallis, 8 September 2021, lot 83.
Reilly and Savage, Wedgwood: The Portrait Medallions, p.53, reproduces this example. The original modelled by John Charles Lochee in 1787. -
Creator(s)
(ceramic manufacturer)(framemaker) -
Medium and techniques
Stoneware, gilt metal, giltwood, glass
Measurements
13.0 x 10.5 x 2.4 cm (whole object)
Category
Object type(s)
Place of Production
Windsor [Berkshire]
