LATE 18TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III POLYCHROMED PAPIER MÂCHÉ FIGURAL PLAQUES
Late 18th Century
Each oval depicting King George or Queen Charlotte in raised profile within a beaded outer frame, one with old inscribed paper label 'Princess Charlotte Sophia, daughter of/the Prince of Mecklenberg-Strelitz/Cast of Geo. the Third of England/Painted and cast at time of his marriage/Sept 8, 1761/Owned by Stephen Burroughs, the/Astronomer Stratford Conn. (after-/wards Bridgeport) 17-'
14in. (35.5cm.) high, 11½in. (29.5cm.) wide (2)
Late 18th Century
Each oval depicting King George or Queen Charlotte in raised profile within a beaded outer frame, one with old inscribed paper label 'Princess Charlotte Sophia, daughter of/the Prince of Mecklenberg-Strelitz/Cast of Geo. the Third of England/Painted and cast at time of his marriage/Sept 8, 1761/Owned by Stephen Burroughs, the/Astronomer Stratford Conn. (after-/wards Bridgeport) 17-'
14in. (35.5cm.) high, 11½in. (29.5cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
By repute, Stephen Burroughs, Stratford, Connecticut