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1936 (made)
1936 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
This was one of many crowns made to decorate the
procession route for the coronation of Edward VIII.
However the coronation never took place – Edward
abdicated months into his reign to marry the
divorcee Wallis Simpson. The decoration was used
instead for the coronation of George VI in 1937. It
was used again in 1953 for the coronation of Queen
Elizabeth II.
procession route for the coronation of Edward VIII.
However the coronation never took place – Edward
abdicated months into his reign to marry the
divorcee Wallis Simpson. The decoration was used
instead for the coronation of George VI in 1937. It
was used again in 1953 for the coronation of Queen
Elizabeth II.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | |
| Materials and techniques | Die-cut and embossed cardboard and foil, airbrushed and varnished |
| Brief description | Street decoration for the coronation |
| Physical description | Cut out foiled cardboard crown in gold, red and blue with hanging loop and label on the back |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | British Manufacture (Lettered on the back) |
| Credit line | Given by Jack Aspinall of Walsall Lithographic Co. Ltd. |
| Object history | The donors say this crown was used in two coronation ceremonies. |
| Summary | This was one of many crowns made to decorate the procession route for the coronation of Edward VIII. However the coronation never took place – Edward abdicated months into his reign to marry the divorcee Wallis Simpson. The decoration was used instead for the coronation of George VI in 1937. It was used again in 1953 for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.784-1996 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2009 |
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