Object of the Day, Museum Edition: A Souvenir of the Coronation of King George V and Mary of Teck, 1911

Mug
Earthenware by Grimwades, 1911
The Victoria & Albert Museum

While not an exact match to the many examples in my collection of Royal memorabilia, this Staffordshire Earthenware mug by Grimwades is certainly in the same vein. Here, we see portraits of King George V and Mary of Teck surmounted by the Imperial Crown and joined together by flowers and a garland which states the date of their 1911 coronation.


King Edward VII, the successor of his mother, Queen Victoria, had a relatively short reign compared to other monarchs, and passed away in 1910, leaving his son and his bride of seventeen years to ascend.

The reverse of this transfer-ware mug is emblazoned with verses from “God Save the King.”