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Commemorative Cup
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.1307
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- ceramic; porcelain
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1307
- Description
- A white commemorative porcelain cup of the royal family, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. It is a tall cup with a handle that is triangle-shaped with some gold along it, and gilded on the lip. One side is an illustration of the Royal Family (King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and Princess Elizabet…
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- Title
- Commemorative Cup
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- ceramic; porcelain
- Dimensions
- 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.4 cm
- Description
- A white commemorative porcelain cup of the royal family, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. It is a tall cup with a handle that is triangle-shaped with some gold along it, and gilded on the lip. One side is an illustration of the Royal Family (King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and Princess Elizabeth and Margaret) inside a pair of golden laurel wreaths, a red crown over the middle, underneath the portrait are scrolls in gold that read “THE ROYAL FAMILY MAY 12th CORONATION 1937 SOUVENIR”. On the opposite side of the cup is a small badge with the crown, a lion and unicorn and scrolls around it. The badge reads “THE ROYAL FAMILY THEIR MAJESTIES, KING QUEEN GEORGE VI ELIZABETH THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH AND PRINCESS MARGARET ROSE”, the scrolls reads “MAY 12th CORONATION SOUVENIR 1937”. On the bottom of the cup is a stamp that reads “MADE IN ENGLAND” and another stamp “PORTRAIT BY MARCUS ADAMS”.
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1307
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Commemorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.1285
- Date
- 1937 – 1937
- Material
- china;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1285
- Description
- Commemorative plate with molded decoration around the rim. In the middle is a printed portrait of King Edward VIII set in the middle of a Royal coat of arms with “LONG MAY HE REIGN” on ribbons along the bottom and “May 12th 1937” at the very bottom. The manufacturer’s stamp is on the bottom.
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- Title
- Commemorative Plate
- Date
- 1937 – 1937
- Material
- china;
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 21.4 x 21.4 cm
- Description
- Commemorative plate with molded decoration around the rim. In the middle is a printed portrait of King Edward VIII set in the middle of a Royal coat of arms with “LONG MAY HE REIGN” on ribbons along the bottom and “May 12th 1937” at the very bottom. The manufacturer’s stamp is on the bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1285
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Commemorative Tin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact110.01.0285
- Date
- 1935 – 1935
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0285
- Description
- Commemorative tin chocolate box celebrating the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. Box has a hinged lid with the Royal crest and portraits of the King and Queen printed on the lid and the manufacturer details on the bottom. The box is empty.
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- Title
- Commemorative Tin
- Date
- 1935 – 1935
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 6.5 x 19.3 cm
- Description
- Commemorative tin chocolate box celebrating the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. Box has a hinged lid with the Royal crest and portraits of the King and Queen printed on the lid and the manufacturer details on the bottom. The box is empty.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- commemorative items
- British Royal Family
- King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
- Silver Jubilee
- chocolate box
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0285
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- Ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1310
- Description
- White rounded mug with gold outline on the rim and handle. The front image is of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (queen mother). Their faces sit at the centre of a crest with several flags, one being the flag of the Uk and another the flag of the US. At the top of the crest is a red and gold cro…
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- Title
- Cup Mug
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- Ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- White rounded mug with gold outline on the rim and handle. The front image is of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (queen mother). Their faces sit at the centre of a crest with several flags, one being the flag of the Uk and another the flag of the US. At the top of the crest is a red and gold crown and at the bottom, going across the crest, is a banner with the words “Long may they reign.” On the right side of the crest is the White House house and on the left side the Parliament Building in Ottawa. At the back of the mug, at the centre of an arrangement of maple leaves it reads: “ To commemorate the visit of their majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Canada and the United States of America May 1939.”
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Brewster, Banff, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1310
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- paper; plastic; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0601
- Description
- Glass-fronted picture of the British Royal family: King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth, and Princess Margaret. The portrait is a colour-tinted photograph reproduction mounted on cardstock and has “OUR ROYAL FAMILY” and “From a portrait by MARCUS ADAMS” printed at the bottom. The fra…
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- Title
- Picture
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- paper; plastic; glass;
- Dimensions
- 0.4 x 33.1 x 24.3 cm
- Description
- Glass-fronted picture of the British Royal family: King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth, and Princess Margaret. The portrait is a colour-tinted photograph reproduction mounted on cardstock and has “OUR ROYAL FAMILY” and “From a portrait by MARCUS ADAMS” printed at the bottom. The frame consists of what appears to be tortoiseshell plastic molded around the edges - the back consists of a heavy black board with remnants of an orange ribbon at the top.
- Subject
- portrait
- Royal family
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0601
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- Date
- 1935 – 1935
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0286
- Description
- Commemorative tin box celebrating the Silver Jubilee for King George V and Queen Mary. The box is predominantly blue with small gold fleur-de-lis throughout, a gold shield with a decorative “GvM” on it with lions on either side and a rose above [possibly the manufacturer’s logo] on the front and ba…
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- Title
- Tin Box
- Date
- 1935 – 1935
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Dimensions
- 6.7 x 9.4 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Commemorative tin box celebrating the Silver Jubilee for King George V and Queen Mary. The box is predominantly blue with small gold fleur-de-lis throughout, a gold shield with a decorative “GvM” on it with lions on either side and a rose above [possibly the manufacturer’s logo] on the front and back, four shields with the Scottish cross on it below either a thistle or a clover on the short sides, and portraits of the King and Queen with the Royal flag and silver label on the lid. The lid is hinged along the back and is empty.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0286
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- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0287
- Description
- Eight-sided tin box predominantly dark blue with gold accents along edges and a black and white photo portrait of the British Royal Family on the lid. Manufacturer details printed on the back edge of the lid. The lid lifts completely off from the body - the box is empty. Back row, left to right: Qu…
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- Title
- Tin Box
- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 10.2 x 13.6 cm
- Description
- Eight-sided tin box predominantly dark blue with gold accents along edges and a black and white photo portrait of the British Royal Family on the lid. Manufacturer details printed on the back edge of the lid. The lid lifts completely off from the body - the box is empty. Back row, left to right: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, King George ViFront Row, left to right: Princess Margaret, Princess Elizabeth.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- Royal Family
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0287
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0305
- Description
- A small red souvenir tin to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. On the lid of the tin in the middle is a printed black and white image of Queen Elizabeth II as a young queen in a purple circle. This circle is bordered by a circular border with illustrations of rose and leek on the left, this…
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- Title
- Tin Box
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 6.6 x 9.6 cm
- Description
- A small red souvenir tin to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. On the lid of the tin in the middle is a printed black and white image of Queen Elizabeth II as a young queen in a purple circle. This circle is bordered by a circular border with illustrations of rose and leek on the left, thistle and shamrock on the right, the crown on the top middle, and bottom middle a blue circle with gold writing “EIIR”. The Union Jack flag is on the left and the royal standard flag to the right. In a gold scroll at the bottom of the tin reads “LONG MAY SHE REIGN”. The corners of the base of the tin are painted gold. On the bottom of the tin black text reads “A SOUVENIR TO CELEBRATE THE CORONATION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2nd JUNE 1953” in the middle, along the bottom reads “With the Compliments of OXO (CANADA) LIMITED, MONTREAL PRINTED IN ENGLAND”. The interior of the tin is silver, there is a stack of green “ADMIT ONE” tickets. The lid comes of completely, no hinge mechanism. The inside of the lid is gold and features text that includes factual information on the life of the Queen Elizabeth II, including birth, 1947 speech from South Africa, marriage to Prince Philip, and her two children at the time of coronation.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold McBride Mortimer, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0305
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