Plaque with a portrait of Queen Victoria

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This earthenware plaque commemorates Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee of 1897. It comes from Preshome Chapel House in Banffshire. Many homes in the late 19th century had mementoes of the Queen Empress.

The plaque's design includes a crowned portrait of Victoria, surrounded by a Latin inscription which translates as 'Victoria, by the Grace of God, Queen of Britain, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India'. Below the portrait are the royal arms.

Queen Victoria reigned as queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901.

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• Online ID: 000-100-003-283-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 358
• Date: 1897
  
• Material: White glazed earthenware. Inscription: VICTORIA - D - G - BRITT - F - D - INDIA - IMPERATRIX; 1837 1897; V R; DIAMOND JUBILEE
  Wall plaque
  
• Dimensions: 220 mm H x 195 mm W
  
• What: Wall plaque
  
• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Queen Victoria
  
• Where: India
  Scotland, Banffshire, Preshome Chapel House
  
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• Description: Rectangular wall plaque of white glazed earthenware with a moulded rim in the shape of a picture frame, bearing a portrait of Queen Victoria, from Preshome Chapel House, Banffshire
  
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