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DIS. DISH 
Probably English: London, Brislington, 
or Bristol 
1662-1685 
H.: 2 3/8" (6 cm); Diam.: 151/4" (38.8 cm) 
BODY CLAY: Fine-grained pale buff. 
TIN GLAZE: White with some pitting 
on exterior. 
SHAPE: Molded. Shape D with wider 
border and thicker footrim. 
DECORATION: Painted. Catherine of 
Braganza holding a rose; Charles II hold 
ing orb and scepter within border of 
A Ithough this dish was excavated in Holland, has very white glaze (a Dutch
characteristic), and an unusual shape, there is evidence for its having been
made in England. First, in the inscription Qfor Queen has been used rather
than 
the Dutch K for konigin.' Second, the "CR" is very similar in style
to the same ini- 
tials on English delftware bottles (see no. D222).1 Third, the depiction
of Charles 
II in armor with martial trophies is somewhat similar to that on an English
mug dated 1660 and without trophies on bottles: one from the 1660s was exca-
vated in England and is inscribed "ChARLS THE 2D,, (no. D225).' 
    A veiy similar but somewhat smaller dish has a history of being in Horace
Walpole's collection as early as 1784, and another shows a solitary Charles
II in 
armor within a border of "grotesque" ornament.' All three dishes
are so dis- 
tinctive in style that they must be by the same hand. A 1662 dated Longridge
jug (no. D296) showing Catherine with a very different Charles II in a robe
and 
armor presumably commemorates their marriage in that year. 
martial trophies. Inscribed "Q-K CR." 
Border composed of grotesque beasts, 
masks, foliate motifs, and concentric 
circles. 
1. Granted, a Dutch piece loi the English market 
also might incorporate English spelling. 
2. For a 1648 bottle, see L.ipski and Archer, 
Dated Delftware, no. 1351. 
4. See Archer, V&A, no. B.1, pl. 44, for Walpole 
dish and grotesque motifs (tor the latter, 
see also no. A.50). For the Charles 11 dish, see 
Phillips (L), December 11, 1996, lot 220. 
Ex coil.: E. van Drecht. 
:3. Britton, London, pls. 75a 75b. Archer, V&A, 
no. 1.12. For a 1660 dated tnug showing a 
different view of Charles in armor, see Lipski 
and Archer, Dated Delftware, no. 748. 
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