E6245

Porcelain plate Long Caption: A porcelain plate, printed in blue with a portrait of Edward VII in naval uniform based on a photograph. Inscribed on a ribbon below 'KING EDWARD VII receiving the Address at the Custom House'. Around the centre of the plate is 'OPENING OF THE ROYAL EDWARD DOCK, AVONMOUTH BY THEIR MAJESTIES JULY 9TH 1908'. On the edge are the crowned royal monogram 'ER VII' with 'GOD SAVE THE KING' on a scroll below and the Royal Arms with 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' on a scroll below. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, James Blewitt Collection Object: AAA5543 Artist: John Rose & Co. Date: 1908 Medium: porcelain Size: 30 mm x 255 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.