Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Mug

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c. 1887

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Overview

A white mug with a gold rim and featuring transferware celebrating the 1887 Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Opposite the handle there is a brown , white and blue image of Queen Victoria on a brown background. Below this image is a white band with wording. The edges of this image have decorative patterning pointing towards the handle. It is to be noted that the solid brown background with the square edge is rather unusual for memorabilia of this event.

Historical information

Queen Victoria, born Alexandrina Victoria on 24 May 1819, was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 22 January 1901. Her reign which lasted over 63 years was longer than any of her predecessors and became known as the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within Europe and was a time of expansion of the British Empire. In 1876 the British Parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2024.79

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

8 cm

Depth

7 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Underneath the image of Queen Victoria is the wording

JUBILEE OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
1887

On the underside of the mug is the wording

MADE
IN
GERMANY

Contextual Information

The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated on 20th and 21st June 1887 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession on 20 June 1837. It was celebrated with a Thanksgiving Service at Westminster Abbey and a banquet to which 50 European kings and princes were invited

Keywords

Queen Victoria

Golden Jubilee

British Royal Family

Place made

Germany

Year

c. 1887

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Busselton Historical Society

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