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Mug
An earthenware mug, printed in colour and inscribed 'HALLEY'S COMET 1986 RETURNS TO EARTH EVERY SEVENTY SIX YEARS 1986 . 2062 . 2138 . 2214'. On the base is printed the maker's mark, a diagram showing the track of the comet and the inscription: 'TO MARK THE RETURN OF HALLEY'S COMET NUMBER 1434 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 2,000. DESIGNED BY RICHARD GUYATT'.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA5190 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Mug |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd; Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd Guyatt, Richard Guyatt, Richard |
| Events: | Return of Halley's Comet, 1985-1986 |
| Date made: | 1986 |
| People: | Guyatt, Richard |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Reproduced with kind permission of Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 110 x 160 x 110 mm |
| Parts: | Mug |