A British Pottery Manufacturers Federation King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1937 Coronation Commemorative Mug

An earthenware commemorative mug produced for the 1937 coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The vessel features a bulbous lower body with three concentric moulded rings and an angular handle. The exterior is decorated with multi-colour transfer-printed designs. One side depicts twin portrait profiles of the King and Queen within a blue Garter ribbon bearing the motto Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense, surmounted by a royal crown and flanked by oak leaves and acorns, with a scroll below inscribed Dieu Et Mon Droit. The reverse displays a central royal GE cypher within a laurel wreath, also surmounted by a crown. The rim is inscribed with the text George VI & Queen Elizabeth May 1937 Coronation. The base bears a transfer-printed mark in black consisting of an oval garter-style mark containing a Union Jack flag, with the text Official Design Of The British Pottery Manufacturers Federation and Made In England, followed by a small character resembling a letter f or numeral 1. This mark identifies the piece as an official commemorative design produced by a member pottery of the federation.

Height: approximately 9cm.