<em>Plate</em>, ca.1690. Earthenware, 13 3/8 in. (34 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 65.4.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 65.4.1_front_PS11.jpg)

Plate, ca.1690. Earthenware, 13 3/8 in. (34 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 65.4.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 65.4.1_front_PS11.jpg)

<em>Plate</em>, ca.1690. Earthenware, 13 3/8 in. (34 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 65.4.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 65.4.1_bw.jpg)

Plate, ca.1690. Earthenware, 13 3/8 in. (34 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 65.4.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 65.4.1_bw.jpg)

<em>Plate</em>, ca.1690. Earthenware, 13 3/8 in. (34 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 65.4.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 65.4.1_back_PS11.jpg)

Plate, ca.1690. Earthenware, 13 3/8 in. (34 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 65.4.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 65.4.1_back_PS11.jpg)

<em>Plate</em>, ca.1690. Earthenware, 13 3/8 in. (34 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 65.4.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 65.4.1_acetate_bw.jpg)

Plate, ca.1690. Earthenware, 13 3/8 in. (34 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 65.4.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 65.4.1_acetate_bw.jpg)

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Why is this called a charger?

In a Western context, a charger is a decorative plate used in formal dinner services. It is placed underneath the plate that's being eaten from to add a splash of color, though no food actually touches it. Although these dishes could have been placed on a table, often they were hung on the wall as decoration (they don't fade like a print might) or on a wooden sideboard to provide color. This charger is decorated with images of King William and Queen Mary who reigned in England 1689 to 1702. The design on this charger would have been copied from a print celebrating the reign of the monarchs.

The word comes from the Middle english "chargeour".

Plate

Decorative Arts and Design

MEDIUM Earthenware

DATES ca.1690

DIMENSIONS 13 3/8 in. (34 cm) (show scale)

MARKINGS no markks

SIGNATURE no signature

INSCRIPTIONS no inscriptions

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts and Design

ACCESSION NUMBER 65.4.1

CREDIT LINE Museum Collection Fund

PROVENANCE Prior to 1965, provenance not yet documented; by 1965, acquired by Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., New York, NY; 1965, purchased from Ginsburg & Levy, Inc. by the Brooklyn Museum.

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CAPTION Plate, ca.1690. Earthenware, 13 3/8 in. (34 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 65.4.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 65.4.1_front_PS11.jpg)

IMAGE front, 65.4.1_front_PS11.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2022

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Why is this called a charger?

The word comes from the Middle english "chargeour".