King William I, King of Prussia and later Emperor of Germany (1797-1888) on Horseback
Staffordshire Pottery
Category
Ceramics
Date
1870
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
304 mm (H)
Place of origin
Staffordshire
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 341645
Summary
Ceramic, Staffordshire, King William I, King of Prussia and later Emperor of Germany (1797-1888) on Horseback, Staffordshire Pottery. Full-length Staffordshire figure of King William I of Prussia, on a horse facing left. In helmet, tunic, and knee-boots.
Provenance
part of collection built up by Thomas Balston (d.1967). He wrote about the collection in Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Age, 1958.
Marks and inscriptions
KING OF PRUSSIA (raised caps and lower case)
Makers and roles
Staffordshire Pottery, potter