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Description: | Rectangular plaque, relief-moulded with an outer frame of rococo scrolls picked out in underglaze cobalt blue, inner husk border in brown overglaze enamel, two pierced holes at the top. Moulded low-relief portrait of Josephus II on a rearing horse, pointing to his infantry ranks behind him to the right. Horse picked out with a pale brown wash and green saddle, Josephus with brown boots and hat, a green sash and yellow gloves, all in underglaze colours, with some detail in brown overglaze enamel. Grass below and sky above indicated by small patches of green and blue. Moulded inscription below reads IOSEPHUS II / Romanorum Imperator. Semper Augustus.
Technique: relief-moulding
Technique: slip-coated
Technique: painting underglaze
Technique: enamelling overglaze
Material: ceramics
Material: earthenware
Material: cobalt blue
plaque made in Germany, Europe, c 1770, (1922.1484). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.2099 | Go to resource |
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