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Teacup to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II June 2nd 1953

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Type
Commemorative cups
Materials
Ceramic
Collection
Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2
Accession number
2006.0031.0082

Description

A white ceramic tapered tea cup to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II June 2nd 1953. Decorated on the front with a sepia portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, within an oval frame, supported by a coloured lion and unicorn. On the back of the cup is a crown atop ' E II R'.

About the collection

The Professor Peter Spearritt collection No. 2 is divided into four categories; British Royal Family memorabilia, Australian Republic Movement material, T-shirts with Indigenous motifs and anti-logging material. The British Royal Family memorabilia category predominantly relates to Queen Elizabeth II's 1954 tour of Australia. The items were specifically collected by the vendor for the 1993 exhibition entitled Australians and the Monarchy. The Australian Republic Movement material was also featured in this exhibition. The Indigenous motifs T-shirts and the anti-logging material were collected for the 1992 exhibition Lie of the Land. Both exhibitions were jointly created by the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney and the National Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University. Professor Spearritt was the head curator of both exhibitions.

Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 6:26:50 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-06-30. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.