Patch Box depicting a profile portrait, c1800. From the Willett Collection of Popular Pottery

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Digital Media Bank ID: 47791
Original Filename: hw 0926.jpg
Description: Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt patchbox painted with a profile portrait on the lid. The portrait is encircled with an inscription 'William Henry West Betty/ Born on the 13th September 1791'. William Betty (1791-1874) was a child prodigy actor. c1800. Part of the 'Drama' theme in the Willett Collection.
Categories: Collections/ Decorative Art/ Willett Collection of Popular Pottery/ 16 Drama  
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Credit: Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
Licence: CC BY-SA
Caption: Patch Box depicting a profile portrait, c1800. From the Willett Collection of Popular Pottery
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Source (of Object / Artwork): Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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Other Keywords: gilt, enamel, drama, actor
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Media: Image
Size: 2.98 MB; 4200 x 3607 pixels; 356 x 305 mm (print at 300 DPI);
Orientation: Landscape
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Linked Accession no.: DA329010