Two orange plates
1787 - 1787
Unpainted creamware was probably exported from Leeds to the Netherlands and painted there with Orangeist themes. These plates could possibly have been painted in the workshop of John Turner (1738-1786), who was based in Delft. Prince William V (1748-1806) married Princess Frederika Sophie Wilhelmina of Prussia, known as 'Willemijntje' (1751-1820) in Berlin in 1767. Their son became William I, King of the Netherlands. The inscriptions refer to the return of the princely couple from exile in 1787. Inscription on S87/122a 'PV/OR'(=Prince of Orange) and on the border 'Zo lang als de Zon en / Maan Zal Staan(So long as the Sun and Moon do Shine) - Zal Nooijt de Oranje/ Kleur Vergaan(The Orange/Colour will Never fade) - Dit zag ik in dees/Middagstond(This I Saw in the Midday hour) - Juist in het teken/ Van 't Verbond(Right in the Sign/Of the Union) - Met eerbied daar ik/God moest loven(With Respect because I/Must praise God)- Daar zag ik doe/Oranje boven(That I will do/long live Orange)'. Inscription on S87/122b 'PWD5' (= Prins William the Fifth) en op de boord '1/ Nu blienkt de Gulde/Vrijhijt weer ( Now the Golden : Freedom shines again) - 2/ de blanke Gos/dienst als weel Eer (the White Religion / as of Old) - 3/ Nu ziet men weer/ verschijnen (Now one sees/reappear)- 4 / de Oranje Son/aan t Roor Van Staat (the Orange Son / at the helm of the State) - 5 / neerlans heyl en/ to verlaat - 6 / haar veijhant/is verdweenen (her Enemy / has gone)'
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