Plate

Earthenware plate, printed with oval portraits of George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary, surrounded by roses and flanked by the Canadian ensign and Union Jack with a crown above. On a ribbon above the portraits is inscribed 'TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF GEORGE V & MARY JUNE 22ND 1911'. At the top of the transfer are two shields, one with the arms of the Governor General of India. A warship is shown on the lower part of the plate. The design is printed in brown and hand-coloured in blue, red, yellow, green and pink.

Object Details

ID: AAA5550
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Plate
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Coronation of King George V, 1911
Date made: 1911
People: King George V; King George V Queen Mary, Consort of King George V
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 20 x 240 mm