Mug celebrating the Armistice of 1918
Factory: New Chelsea Porcelain Company
Bone china, transfer-printed in black, enamelled and gilt.
Bone china, transfer-printed in black and enamelled in blue, green, yellow, pink, red, and black. Cylindrical with a loop handle with thumb spur on top. Decorated on one side with a battle ship titled below '1914 H.M.S. IRON DUKE 1918', with above, a laurel wreath enclosing ‘FOR/HONOUR/AND LIBERTY’ with three allied flags on each side, and above, yellow sun rays and 'VICTORY'. On the other side is a laurel and oak wreath with a pink bow at the bottom, enclosing a yellow rope circle around the words ‘WAR DECLARED/ MIDNIGHT/AUGUST 4TH 1914/ARMISTICE SIGNED/5 A.M./ NOV. 11TH 1918'. There are gold lines on the sides of the handle and down its back. Inside near the top is a print of an aeroplane.
History note: Uncertain before donor
Given by Duncan Robinson, MA
Height: 7 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2007-10-08) by Robinson, Duncan
20th Century, Early
George V
Circa
1918
CE
-
1919
CE
Decoration
composed of
ceramic printing colour
( black)
enamel
( blue, green, yellow, pink, red)
Rim
Diameter 7.4 cm
Handle-rim
Width 10.2 cm
Inscription present: the THs of 4TH and 11TH are raised and underlined
Inscription present: the os of Ro and No are raised
Accession number: C.39-2007
Primary reference Number: 157292
Entry form number: 978
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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