King William III (1650–1702) on Horseback, 1690: Derry, Aughrim, Emmiskillen and the Boyne
Staffordshire Pottery
Category
Ceramics
Date
1830 - 1870
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
375 mm (H)
Place of origin
Staffordshire
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 341700
Summary
Ceramic, Staffordshire, King William III (1650–1702) 1690 on Horseback, 1690: Derry, Aughrim, Emmiskillen and the Boyne, Staffordshire Pottery. Full-length Staffordshire figure of King William III on a horse facing right. In plumed hat, long coat and high boots. His left hand holding his sword pointing forward, over the horse's head.
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
WILLIAM III 1690 / DERRY AUGHRIM EMMISKILLEN / AND THE BOYNE (gilt script)
Makers and roles
Staffordshire Pottery, potter