King Edward VII Coronation Mug

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1902

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Overview

White straight edged mug with a gold rim and coloured transferware wording / royal imagery on both sides of the handle. On side 1 of the cup are coloured oval images of the King and Queen enclosed in green wreathing banded by royal heraldic symbols. Side 2 of the cup features wording and images of the Union Jack, the Royal Standard, the Crown and the English Rose.

Historical information

Edward VII was born Albert Edward on 9 November 1841, the second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was nicknamed "Bertie" and was related to most of the European royal families. While Edward was the Prince of Wales, a period of almost 60 years, he had little political influence and came to personify the fashionable, idle elite, which disappointed his mother. His marriage to Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863 produced six children and the Prince and Princess of Wales travelled extensively, both home and abroad, performing ceremonial public duties for Queen Victoria.

When Queen Victoria died in 22 January 1901, Edward became the King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India until his death in 1910. He was 61 when he was crowned on 26th June 1902. Edward was succeeded by his only surviving son, George V.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2024.57

Width

2.5000 in

Depth

2.5000 in

Inscriptions and markings

On side 1 below the imagery appears the wording
CORONATION
KING EDWARD VII QUEEN ALEXANDRA
26. JUNE 1902.

On side 2 below the imagery appears the wording
TO
COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION
EDWARD VII, KING. & EMPEROR

Contextual Information

King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra were crowned as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions at Westminster Abbey on 9 August 1902. The coronation was originally scheduled for the 26th June but had to be postponed at the last minute when the King required surgery on an abdominal abscess. The coronation was planned as a spectacle reflecting the glory of the British empire in contrast to the austerity of the later years of Queen Victoria’s reign.

The period of Edward’s reign became known as the Edwardian era and coincided with the start of the 20th Century and some major societal changes including, but not restricted to steam propulsion and socialism. When he died Britain was facing a constitutional crisis which was resolved by the Parliament Act 1911, which restricted the power of the House of Lords.

Year

1902

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Busselton Historical Society

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