Plate

Factory director John Flight

1789

Not on view

This plate is part of a dessert service made for Prince William, Duke of Clarence and Saint Andrews, who reigned as William IV from 1830 until 1837. The decoration consists of the princes' coat of arms and the jewel and star of the Orders of the Garter and of the Thistle. The interstices between the twining blue and green ribbons on the rim are decorated with roses crossed by thistles, emblems of England and Scotland.

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Title: Plate
Factory: Worcester factory (British, 1751–2008)
Factory director: John Flight (1783–1792)
Date: 1789
Culture: British, Worcester
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Diameter: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: Gift of Charles K. Davis, 1948
Object Number: 48.172.16
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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