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Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Commemorative Plate
Artifact IDMO 1941.8.51
Object Type
Plate, Commemorative
Maker
Wedgwood
(English pottery manufacturer, founded 1759)
Designer
Keith Day Pearce Murray
(British architect and designer, 1892-1981)
Date1937
Mediumceramic (glazed)
Dimensionsoverall H 1 1/4 in x Diam 12 1/4 in (3.2 cm x 31.1 cm)
Physical DescriptionA blue and white plate commemorating the 1937 coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom. At the center of the white plate, in blue, are the profile portraits of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth flanked by the letters "G" and "R" and with the words "DIEU • ET • MON • DROIT" below. The portraits are within a laurel wreath topped by a crown. Encircling the wreath are nine shields and coat of arms relating to the British monarchy.
On the reverse of the plate is information on the coronation and the maker of the plate: [image of a crown] / TO COMMEMORATE / THE CORONATION / OF THEIR MAJESTIES / KING GEORGE VI / QUEEN ELIZABETH / – 1937 – / WEDGWOOD / MADE IN ENGLAND / KEITH MURRAY [facsimile signature]. Encircling this text are the names of various countries with ties to the British Empire: ENGLAND • SCOTLAND • IRELAND • WALES • INDIA • NEW ZEALAND • AUSTRALIA • SOUTH AFRICA • CANADA. Along the bottom are several manufacturing marks stamped into the surface: WEDGWOOD / MADE IN ENGLAND / G 3737.
Historical NoteThis Wedgwood plate commemorates the May 12, 1937 coronation of the United Kingdom's King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth.On the reverse of the plate is information on the coronation and the maker of the plate: [image of a crown] / TO COMMEMORATE / THE CORONATION / OF THEIR MAJESTIES / KING GEORGE VI / QUEEN ELIZABETH / – 1937 – / WEDGWOOD / MADE IN ENGLAND / KEITH MURRAY [facsimile signature]. Encircling this text are the names of various countries with ties to the British Empire: ENGLAND • SCOTLAND • IRELAND • WALES • INDIA • NEW ZEALAND • AUSTRALIA • SOUTH AFRICA • CANADA. Along the bottom are several manufacturing marks stamped into the surface: WEDGWOOD / MADE IN ENGLAND / G 3737.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
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