commemerative cup; saucer

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

commemerative cup; saucer

Entry/Object ID

1995.073.011 a-b

Description

a) Cup - small - white porcelain with a gold rim. on the front is a painted picture of King George V and Queen Mary, crowned 1911. The King and Queen are both picturedin individual shields with 2 roses in the center topped by a crown and bracketed by flags. At the back of the cup, the letters "G. R." and also topped by a crown and surrounded by a wreath of roses and shamrocks and thistles. b) The saucer also rimmed in gold has 2 patterns of roses, thistles and shamrocks, it also has one circle of laurel leaves(?) topped by a crown, and on a blue background, in gold letters the words "Long May They Live", surrounded by thistles, roses and shamrocks. Dimensions below are for cup, saucer measures: D=5", H=0.75

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Stenhouse, Heather

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Sep-95 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

cup; saucer, commemerative cup; saucer

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

July 11, 1997

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

June 17, 2023