Month: June 2016
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Delftware Porcelain Portrait of Gustav II Adolf on Display at Hillstrom Museum of Art
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Through the first week of July, the Hillstrom Museum of Art has on view through its window a large Delftware porcelain portrait plaque depicting Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus (1594-1632), namesake of Gustavus Adolphus College. One of several portraits on campus of the King, this one was made in the famous Delft Porcelain factory (De Porcelyne…