Cup

A white porcelain coffee cup, as used on HMY 'Victoria and Albert' 1899. A broad green border runs around the rim, with a heavily gilt interlaced rope pattern. The border is decorated with four garter badges, two with 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' on the garter and the royal monogram 'ER VII' in the centre, the other two with 'THE ROYAL YACHT' on the garter and a gold foul anchor in the centre. The mark of Copeland and the retailer 'T. GOODE & CO LONDON' are placed on the base.

Object Details

ID: AAA5417
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Cup
Display location: Not on display
Creator: W. T. Copeland & Sons Ltd
Vessels: Victoria and Albert (1899)
Date made: 1903
Exhibition: Royal River: Power, Pageantry and the Thames
People: VII, King Edward; W. T. Copeland & Sons Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 65 x 70 x 60 mm