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SAUCER

Creator(s): R. H. and S. L. Plant, Limited (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

On the upper rim of the saucer is a blue medallion with a profile of Edward VIII facing left. Above is the English royal crown and to the right and left are sprays of laurel leaves and British flags. Below is a banderole with an inscriptio. On the opposite side of the rim is the monogram ER VIII surmounted by a crown. The saucer is white with a gold edge.

Object name:
SAUCER
Made from:
Bone china
Made in:
Longton, England
Date made:
1937
Size:
14 cm (5 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
26.36.2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK; INSCRIPTION; MONOGRAM on bottom: Tuscan-Bone China-Made in England; inscription on banderole on upper rim: Coronation HM King Edward VIII 12th May 1937; on bottom rim: ER VIII
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973