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Kwispedoor with a depiction of William IV
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Kwispedoor with a depiction of William IV

De Dissel · 1747 · vitrification; painting technique; fired; earthenware

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Kwispedoor with a bulging hexagonal body and somewhat sloping, flared, wide hexagonal rim, while the low foot is also hexagonal and slightly flared. Decorated in underglaze blue, with a diamond pattern on the foot, three peonies and two butterflies on the body, and on the rim right a portrait of a man (Willem IV), bust in profile to the left, wearing the Order of the Garter, in a cartouche with a blue background. Inscription: W:C:H:F Proclaimed Stadtholder on the 3rd bloeijmaant Ao 1747.

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Credit lineKwispedoor met voorstelling van Willem IV. 1747. De Dissel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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