Mug
1986 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Ironstone cylindrical mug with opaque white glaze with a loop handle. The design includes a caption 'Wapping Post Reader and Supporter' within a diamond of barbed wire against a ground of sun-burst lines in blue printed in black, red and blue
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Ironstone with opaque white glaze, industrially formed |
| Brief description | Mug, made 1986, Staffordshire |
| Physical description | Ironstone cylindrical mug with opaque white glaze with a loop handle. The design includes a caption 'Wapping Post Reader and Supporter' within a diamond of barbed wire against a ground of sun-burst lines in blue printed in black, red and blue |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'English Ironstone Tablestone England' (in relief on the base) |
| Object history | The Wapping post newspaper produced by striking journalist and printers who resisted Rupert Murdoch's move of his newspaper production facilities to new premises at Wapping a move which meant the loses of jobs and union rights |
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| Accession number | C.110-1991 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2008 |
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