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Britannia Mourning the Death of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)

St. James Factory1751

Gardiner Museum

Gardiner Museum
Toronto, Canada

An 'Girl in a Swing' white figure, Britannia mourning for Frederick Prince of Wales. The weeping figure is seated on a sphere, drying her eye with a handkerchief. There is a medallion portrait of the Prince supported by her left arm and resting on the back of a lion couchant. A rococo shield with the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew on her right.

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  • Title: Britannia Mourning the Death of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)
  • Creator: St. James Factory
  • Date Created: 1751
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 20 x 17 cm (7 7/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
  • Medium: Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain
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