Not on display

Mug

1937 (manufactured), 1937 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware mug with ivory-tinted glaze, moulded tapering cylinder with wavy moulding around base. Decorated with colour transfer printed oval portrait of Edward VIII with supporters and flags, “ER 1937” on reverse.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
Brief description
Mug, earthenware with transfer-printed decoration, manufactured by James Kent (Ltd.), England, 1937.
Physical description
Earthenware mug with ivory-tinted glaze, moulded tapering cylinder with wavy moulding around base. Decorated with colour transfer printed oval portrait of Edward VIII with supporters and flags, “ER 1937” on reverse.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ER 1937' (Printed on the back of the mug)
  • 'J. Kent Ltd.' in shield, with crown and 'Made in Gt. Britain'
Credit line
Bequeathed by G.J.H. Swain
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.3-1992

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Record createdNovember 20, 2008
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