Loving Cup
1953
1953
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This cup was designed by Milner Gray (1899-1997), an eminent twentieth century artist and designer who was a key figure in British industrial design. Throughout his career, Gray was often commissioned to design royal coats of arms, and was invited to do so by the Council of Industrial Design for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. Commemorating royal events with ceramic souvenirs has long been a popular practice.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, glazed, with black transfer-printed decoration and additions of pink applied by hand. |
| Brief description | Loving cup, glazed earthenware, commemorating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Milner Gray for Courage and Co. Ltd and made by Royal Doulton, 1953 |
| Physical description | Cup with two handles, off-white with pink and black decoration. On one side there is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on a horse with the date '1953' above and the message 'Here's A Health Unto Her Majesty' below. On the other side the Royal Arms, Crown and Cypher are depicted. |
| Marks and inscriptions |
|
| Credit line | Given by Hilary Perraton in memory of Freda Lingstrom |
| Object history | This cup was originally given by the designer Milner Gray to his friend Freda Lingstrom, who was the Head of BBC Children's Television in the 1950s. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This cup was designed by Milner Gray (1899-1997), an eminent twentieth century artist and designer who was a key figure in British industrial design. Throughout his career, Gray was often commissioned to design royal coats of arms, and was invited to do so by the Council of Industrial Design for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. Commemorating royal events with ceramic souvenirs has long been a popular practice. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.8-2015 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | November 20, 2014 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
