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WWI era patriotic bone china cup

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c. 1915

Overview

WWI era patriotic bone china cup with a flat base and curved sides featuring the flags of Belgium, Great Britain, France and Imperial Russia on flagpoles. Between the poles at the top is an image of the King's crown in gold and red.
The names of the countries represented by the flags appear on a scroll with black writing beneath the flags.
The rim of the cup features gold decoration, much of which has worn off. The blue colour from the French and British flags has also worn off in places and there are cracks in the china.
The base has no maker's name but there is a small red painted mark.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00351

Item type

Decorative Objects

Domestic Objects

Themes

Social History
War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

78 mm

Height or length

54 mm

Depth

78 mm

Inscriptions and markings

"Belgium. Gt. Britain. France. Russia."

Keywords

History - Social

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

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WWI era patriotic bone china cup - left

WWI era patriotic bone china cup - left

WWI era patriotic bone china cup - right

WWI era patriotic bone china cup - right

WWI era patriotic bone china cup - from above

WWI era patriotic bone china cup - from above

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WWI era patriotic bone china cup - from below

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