Tile painted with the coat of arms of Prince William IV or Prince William V
Also known as: Tegel, beschilderd met het wapen van prins Willem IV of Prins Willem V
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1752
Faience tile, painted in polychrome with a coat of arms with the quarters Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Dietz and the inescutcheon Chalon, Orange, Geneve, encircled by the Garter with the royal motto and surmounted by a coronet with five fleurons and four pearls. The coat of arms was used by both Prince William IV and Prince William V. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12400-197; its record gives measurements height 13 cm x width 13 cm x depth 0.5 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- faience
- Measurements
- height 13 cm x width 13 cm x depth 0.5 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 13 cm x width 13 cm x depth 0.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Tegel, beschilderd met het wapen van prins Willem IV of Prins Willem V
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12400-197
- Museum classification
- tile
Catalogue references
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Research required
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