Electioneering Plate
Dateca. 1754
OriginEngland, Bristol
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)
DimensionsOverall diameter: 8 3/4in
Credit LineGift of Troy D. Chappell
Object number2016-153
DescriptionTin-glazed earthenware plate with a large central lobed cartouche further decorated with three leaves at each lob. In the center the words "Sr. John Pole / for ever". All the ornamentation is in cobalt blue.Label TextThis plate was made for the by-election on December 24, 1754 between candidates to represent Taunton, Somerset in Parliament. Pole did not win the election.Inscription(s)In the center the words "Sr. John Pole / for ever".ProvenancePrior to 1965 in the collection of Professor Frederic H. Garner (Birmingham, England). In the collection of Syd Levethan until 2011. Acquired by the donor in 2011 (Williamsburg, Virginia) and with him until he gave it to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in 2016 (Williamsburg, VA).
