Object number
63/612
Exhibition
Description
A commemorative ceramic egg cup made to mark the coronation of King Edward VIII in 1937, which never took place. The egg cup is white, with red, blue, yellow and gold decoration, including an image of King Edward VIII and the words '1937 // Honi soit Qui Mal Y Pense // Coronation Edward VIII'.
Physical description
1 egg cup: white chinaware; good condition
Label Text
Egg cups and egg topper. Egg cups are designed to hold boiled eggs, which are a popular breakfast around the world. The cups come in a variety of different shapes and materials. These scary looking metal scissors, called egg toppers, cut the top off a soft-boiled egg. MERL 59/2, MERL 92/44, MERL 63/612, MERL 60/755/1 and MERL 65/307.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ‘EGG CUP // Domestic - Serving food // 63/612 // pr 60/5358 // Miss C.M. Humphreys // made for the coronation of Edward VIII, which did not take place. // White China egg cup with red, blue, yellow and gold decoration // [pencil sketch] 2 1/2", 1 3/4" diam', Letter, MERL to donor, 8 January 1964 – 'Dear Matron, To my shame I find that I have not thanked you for the commemorative egg cup and miniature playing cards which you so very kindly gave to the Museum. We were delighted to have them for the collection and my thanks are no less sincere for the delay in making acknowledgement.'
Production date
1937-01-01 - 1937
Object name
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- Height 63 mm
- Diameter 45 mm
Associated subject
Associated person/institution
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_53158.tif - High resolution image
