This earthenware wall bust has a relief profile bust of Charles X of France. The plaque is was one of two made in 1834 by William Reid's pottery at Musselburgh in East Lothian. The other featured a bust of the Duc d'Angouleme of France.
Earthenware wall plaque, underglaze painted, with a relief profile bust thought to be Charles X of France, one of two made by William Reid's Pottery, Musselburgh, 1834
The Duc d'Angouleme and Charles X, members of the exiled French royal family, stayed in Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh for a period in 1830.
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