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Artist/Maker	Commemorative Pottery (maker)
Place of origin	England (made)

Earthenware goblet shaped mug, with bellied form, knobbed handle and foot, the design is a black line drawing of a miner with his wife and two children (one boy, one girl) in front of mine lift haulage equipment. Above is written 'Britain's coal for Britain's future, support the miner's' and below 'Striking for justice 1972, 1974 1984'

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Categories	Ceramics Drinking Earthenware Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Object type	Mug
Materials and techniques	Earthenware, glazed Earthenware Glaze
Brief description	Mug, made by Commemorative Pottery, 1984, England
Physical description	Earthenware goblet shaped mug, with bellied form, knobbed handle and foot, the design is a black line drawing of a miner with his wife and two children (one boy, one girl) in front of mine lift haulage equipment. Above is written 'Britain's coal for Britain's future, support the miner's' and below 'Striking for justice 1972, 1974 1984'
Dimensions	With handle height: 11cm Diameter: 11.6cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Commerative Pottery' in a circle around an underlined 'K' motif in black
Gallery label	(20/3/2015) Gallery 76, case 23; label until 20/3/2015 Mugs With Messages Mugs are the traditional drinking vessels of workers and have been made in their millions. Invery many different ways they have been decorated and embellished to become tools of propaganda, calls to action and symbols of unity. The act of raising a mug to the lips directly connects the user's character and values to the sentiments expressed on it. This is a selection of British mugs designed with activism in mind. Britain Printed earthenware
Credit line	Given by Oliver Watson
Object history	The Miners strike was one of the most important events in history. This mug came from a small Kent Miners Union
Subjects depicted	Miners Women Children
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.174-1991

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Record created	February 19, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O145585/mug-commemorative-pottery/

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