HMS Iron Duke 'Victory' cup and saucer

Ceramic cup and saucer in plain white glaze. There is gilded decoration around the rim of both cup and saucer, as well as on the handle, and a double band around the base of the cup. A number of separate transfer decorations are applied - a black and white 'HMS Iron Duke 1914 1918' transfer is applied to both the inner face of the cup and the centre of the saucer. A black and white depiction of a Bleriot monoplane is applied to the lower portion of the saucer. A full colour transfer of a garland of flags (United States, Belgiun, England, France, Serbia and Italy) incorporating a sunray pattern, the words 'VICTORY 1914 1919' and a garland enclosing the phrase 'For Honour and Liberty' is applied to the upper portion of the saucer and on one side of the cup. A final colour transfer is applied to the other side of the cup and incorporates the words 'War Declared / Midnight / August 4th 1914 / Armistice Signed / 5 A.M. / NOv 11th 1918'. The maker's transfer appears on the base of both items, along with the registered design number (642987) and a checker's number (2107) in blue paint.

Unknown. Typical piece of crockery produced to celebrate the Allied Victory at the end of the First World War. This example features an image of HMS Iron Duke, the flagship of the Royal Navy at the Battle of Jutland, as well as a very early monoplane.