Plaque depicting the Duc d'Angouleme

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This earthenware wall plaque has a relief profile bust thought to be the Duc d'Angouleme of France. The plaque was one of two made in 1834 at William Reid's pottery at Musselburgh in East Lothian. The other featured a bust of Charles X of France.

The rectangular plaque has a black frame around the central figure bust.

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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• Online ID: 000-100-080-568-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1994.1106
• Date: 1834
  
• Material: Earthenware with underglaze painting
  Wall plaque / portrait
  
• Dimensions: 131 mm H x 108 mm W x 20 mm depth
  
• What: Wall plaque / portrait
  
• Subject:
• Who: ANGOULEME Duc d'Angouleme
  William Reid's Pottery, Musselburgh (Maker)
  
• Where: France
  Scotland, Midlothian, Musselburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Earthenware wall plaque, underglaze painted, with a relief profile bust thought to be Duc d'Angouleme of France, one of two made by William Reid's Pottery, Musselburgh, 1834
  
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