Mug
1937 (made)
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Mug of white earthenware transfer-printed in black and painted in pale blue and yellow. Cylindrical with a loop handle. On one side are printed in hatched silhouette the royal arms between the letters 'ER'. On the other side in the date '1937'. The lower half has a ground colour of pale blue, and the upper part left white, is printed with the representation of firework displays touched with yellow paint.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware transfer-printed in black and painted in pale blue and yellow |
| Brief description | Mug, earthenware with painted decoration, designed by Eric Ravilious, made by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, 1937 |
| Physical description | Mug of white earthenware transfer-printed in black and painted in pale blue and yellow. Cylindrical with a loop handle. On one side are printed in hatched silhouette the royal arms between the letters 'ER'. On the other side in the date '1937'. The lower half has a ground colour of pale blue, and the upper part left white, is printed with the representation of firework displays touched with yellow paint. |
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| Gallery label | Mug
Designed by Eric Ravilious, made by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, May 1937
Marks: 'Wedgwood / Made in England / H', impressed, and under a crown the printed inscription 'To commemorate the coronation of His Majesty King Edward VIII - 1937 - Wedgwood Made in England'
Earthenware with painted decoration
C.5-1937 Given by Mrs G. W. Armitage(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs G. W. Armitage |
| Production | Made to commemorate the coronation of His Majesty King Edward VIII in May 1937. |
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| Associated object | E.292-1937 (Design) |
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| Accession number | C.5-1937 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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