A pipe clay plaque from Portland Street
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This delightful and unusual plaque was found under the floor a house in Portland Street during building repairs in the 1970s. It depicts the bust of a woman of the early 18th century. Its use is uncertain; it may have been a cake ornament.
Acknowledgments: RAM Museum