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Circa: 1821
Size: 7 5/8" x 1 1/2" deep.
Manufacturer: No makers marks.
A GOOD 7 5/8" DISH WITH A CLEAR PORTRAIT OF QUEEN CAROLINE (1768 -1821). THE PRINCE OF WALES (LATER KING GEORGE IV) ENTERED INTO AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE WITH CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK IN 1795. THIS UNHAPPY MARRIAGE LED TO THEIR SEPARATION AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR DAUGHTER, CHARLOTTE, THE FOLLOWING YEAR . CAROLINE TRAVELED WIDELY IN EUROPE, WHERE HER ECCENTRIC BEHAVIOR CAUSED CONSIDERABLE SCANDAL. HER POPULAR SUPPORT THWARTED EFFORTS TO DISSOLVE THE MARRIAGE. IN 1821 SHE FAILED IN HER ATTEMPT TO BE CROWNED WITH HER HUSBAND WHEN SHE WAS LOCKED OUT OF THE CORONATION AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY. SHE DIED IN THE SAME YEAR. In very good condition. No chips cracks or restoration. See all pictures.
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