Commemorative Tea Towel, Symbols of Royalty

Name/Title

Commemorative Tea Towel, "Symbols of Royalty"

Entry/Object ID

2026x.06.03

Description

Large vertical oriented tea towel/banner with decorative symbols and text. Surrounded by a purple border. The top text reads: "Symbols of Royalty." Below this are two swords crossing over one another labelled "The Sword of State" and "The Sword of Mercy" respectively. Below this are two crowns sitting side by side. The crown on the left is labelled below as "State Crown of Queen Elizabeth." The crown on the right is labelled with text below it as "The Imperial State Crown." Below the crowns there are two depictions of orbs sitting side by side. The left orb is labelled below as "The King's Orb." The right orb is labelled below as "The Queen's Orb." Beneath the is a large crown labelled below as "St. Edward's Crown." Below the large crown are a set of two bracelets and a pair of spurs sitting side by side. The bracelets are labelled "The Bracelets." The spurs are labelled as "St. George's Spurs." Below these objects is an additional two crowns sitting side by side. The crown on the left is labelled as: "The Imperial Crown of India." The crown on the right is labelled: "Crown for a Prince of Wales." Below the two crowns are a sword and a mace crossing over each other. The mace is labelled above as "Sergeant at Arms' Mace." The sword is labelled below as "The Jewelled Sword of State." Two sceptres are shown at either side. The sceptre on the left is labelled "King's Royal Sceptre." The Sceptre on the right is labelled "Queen's Sceptre with Dove." The border is Royal Purple with a dark purple paisley pattern.

Use

Commemorative tea towel sold between 1950 and 1970 by Lamont

Made/Created

Artist

Samuel Lamont Ltd.

Manufacturer

Samuel Lamont Ltd.

Date made

1950 - 1970

Place

* Untyped Place

Ireland

Continent

Europe

Edition

1129

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Towel, Hand

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Towel

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Hygiene Objects

Nomenclature Class

Toilet Articles

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects