King Edward VIII Coronation Plate

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British Anchor Pottery

1936

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Overview

A cream square plate with rounded scalloped corners and transferware images. At the top of the plate there is a oval gold and blue image of King Edward VII enclosed by darker blue ribbon with wording and gold edging. Around this there is gold decorative wreathing with a gold and red crown at the top. On the right of this hangs the Red Ensign and to the left hangs the Union Jack. At the bottom of the plate is what appears to be an fanciful royal coat of arms / cypher containing E for Edward.

Historical information

Edward VIII was born Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David on 23 June 1894 during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria as the eldest child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George V and Queen Mary. He was created Prince of Wales on his 16th birthday, seven weeks after his father succeeded as king and his style, charm and charisma made him a popular figure in post war Britain. However his behaviours soon gave cause for concern to his father and the then Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin. When his father King George V died on 20 January 1936 he was proclaimed the King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire and Emperor of India. His coronation was scheduled for 12th May 1937 but he was never crowned as he abdicated the throne in December 1936 in order to marry the twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. After his abdication he became known as the Duke of Windsor and lived outside of England until his death on 28 May 1972.

The British Anchor Pottery Company Limited was a Staffordshire earthenware pottery company based at Anchor Road, Stoke-on-Trent that manufactured from 1884 until the 1970s.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2024.58

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

7 in

Height or length

7 in

Inscriptions and markings

Above the top imagery appears
CORONATION MAY 12th 1937

In the dark blue ribbon around the image of King Edward VIII appears the motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter which means "shame on anyone who thinks evil of it"
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE

In the gold scrolling beneath the top image appears the wording
H.M. KING EDWARD VIII

Below the Bottom imagery appears
LONG MAY HE REIGN

On the under side of the plate appears the makers mark for British Achor
BRITISH ANCHOR
MADE IN ENGLAND

Contextual Information

Whilst much memorabilia ware was produced for the coronation of Edward VIII it was never used and has since become popular with collectors of royal memorabilia.

Keywords

Place made

Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
United Kingdom

Year

1936

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Busselton Historical Society