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Description: | Earthenware commissioning mug for 'HMS Ariadne'. It is white with a gilt rim and handle, a transfer-print in blue on one side with the ship's name 'HMS ARIADNE' and badge, which is a wreath of vine containing a celestial crown with stars on each point. On the other side, the inscription 'FIRST COMMISSIONING 2nd March 1973'. There is a key pattern in relief around the base. The mug was issued to the officers and crew of 'Ariadne' and a surplus of 300 mugs were offered for general sale.
caption: Mug | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Ariadne 1971 mugs | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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