Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
Date:
1924
Object Number:
1952.45
Medium:
Patinated plaster on a wooden base
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Mug: coronation of King Edward
Object Number:
1957.15b
Date:
1937-1950
Medium:
Whiteware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 4 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 7.6 x 10.5 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: beneath base: "Official design of the /British Pottery Manufacturers Federation" (in garter) and "COPELAND/SPODE/ENGLAND"
printed: around lip:"Coronation of King Edward VIII May 1937" and "ERVIII" (beneath crown) and "Dieu et mon droit" (in scro
Description:
Ovoid whiteware mug with molded belly and transfer printed portrait profile of King Edward VIII of England.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, these were three souvenirs from the coronation of King Edward VIII.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
