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Tile with scenes from the "Horrid Hellish Popish Plot"

CultureEnglish
OriginLondon, Greater London, England
PeriodCharles II (1649-1685)
Dateca.1678-1680
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
DimensionsOverall: 0.8 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm (5/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
MarkingsThe Club at ye plow Ale house for/the murther of S.E.B.G.
Description'Popish Plot' tile painted in blue within a circular panel with foliate motifs in the corners. Possibly made in the factory of Jan Ariens van Hamme, about 1680.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.519
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Earthenware - Delftware
Status
On view
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