Dish with a Portrait of Prince William III as a Child

anonymous, 1658

Prince William III was eight years old when this dish with his portrait was made. The Delft pottery factories would continue to produce dishes and jugs with his portrait long after his death, not as royal commissions, but rather for private individuals intent on expressing their Orangist loyalties through such objects.

  • Artwork typeplate (dishes)
  • Object numberBK-NM-3133
  • Dimensionsdiameter 20.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Dish with a Portrait of Prince William III as a Child

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-3133

  • Description

    Bord beschilderd in onderglazuur blauw met het portret van Prins Willem III als kind. De rand is versierd met guirlandes van bloemen en fruit.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    date: ‘1658’

Creation

  • Creation

    • maker: anonymous, Delft
    • maker: after Anthonie Heeres Siverdtsma

  • Dating

    1658

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    diameter 20.5 cm

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  • Subject

  • Period

    1650 - 1660

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

    • J.D. van Dam, "De Koning-Stadhouder Willem III op Delftse faience. Een keuze: als prinsje, als veldheer, als koning" Antiek vol. 23, nr. 2 (1988), p. 73, afb. 3
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