Queen Caroline Spirit Flask by Doulton and Watts
A Doulton and Watts saltglazed stoneware figural spirit flask of Queen Caroline, She stands wearing a Crown and a long dress, holding a scroll 'My hope is in my people', impressed factory marks to base, circa 1820, height 8.86 in., other notes: this figure is the first Royal commemorative from the Doulton Lambeth studio. Queen Caroline, the estranged wife of George IV, holds the banner inscribed 'My hope is in my People' showing she was popular with the public. However, she was despised by the King, who tried to divorce her and barred her from his Coronation. She died a few weeks later.
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- George Iv - George IV (1762 – 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover from 1820, until his own death in 1830. From 1811 until his accession in 1820, he served as Prince Regent during his father's final mental illness.
In English furniture design, his reign from 1811 to 1830 is known as the Regency period. - Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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