A small commemorative pearlware lustre plaque, c.1820, moulded in relief with a head and shoulders

A small commemorative pearlware lustre plaque, c.1820, moulded in relief with a head and shoulders profile portrait of Queen Caroline, wearing a ruff collar and plumed hat, surmounted by a crown and the initials 'QC', decorated with a green and yellow frame, and a pearlware scent bottle with screw cover, modelled as a sleeping baby on a rectangular cushion, the plaque broken and restuck, 15cm max. (3)

Provenance: from the collection of the late Jonathan Horne.

Cf. John & Jennifer May, Commemorative Pottery 1780-1900, pl.54 for a similar plaque.