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Two Wedgwood Mugs Designed by Eric Ravilious, 1944. Creator: Unknown

Two Wedgwood Mugs Designed by Eric Ravilious, 1944. Wedgwood Commemorations mug - Etruria 1730: Barlaston 1940; Edward VIII Coronation mug dated 1937'. The Etruria Works ceramics factory at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, was opened by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769. Production was moved to a modern purpose-built factory in a rural setting at nearby Barlaston, built between 1938 and 1940. King Edward VIII ruled from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December of the same year. His coronation had been due to take place at Westminster Abbey on 12 May 1937. When he abdicated, preparations had already begun and souvenirs were on sale. From "English Pottery and China, by Cecilia Sempill. [Collins, London, 1944]

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Small, Aztec period temple pyramid known as Santa Cecilia Acatitlan

Small, Aztec period temple pyramid known as Santa Cecilia Acatitlan. The only pyramid of this type to have been fully restored. Although situated near Tenochtitlan it was not part of that great complex, but was instead a temple used by the local community. Country of Origin: Mexico. Culture: Aztec period, now restored. Situated directly north of what was once the Aztec island capital of Tenochtitlan. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ . Location: 25

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St Cecilia, 1514 (1870). Artist: Quesnel

St Cecilia, 1514 (1870). After the painting by Raphael in the collection of the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna. St Cecilia was a Roman noblewoman martyred in either the 2nd or the 3rd century. She is the patron saint of musicians and of church music. A print from Les Chef D'oeuvre de la Peinture Italienne by Paul Mantz, Paris, 1870

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