STATUETTE OF BLACK BULL OF CLARENCE
Creator(s): Minton Ceramics Manufactory (Manufacturer) , James Woodford (Sculptor)
On view in: Second Floor Library
About this object
These ten "Queen's Beasts" were designed for the Coronation of Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953 by Mr. James Woodford, O.B.E. and were set up at the annex at Westminster Abbey. The Black Bull has golden hoofs and horns. He holds the shield of the Royal Arms as borne by English sovereigns from 1405-1603.
- Object name:
- STATUETTE OF BLACK BULL OF CLARENCE
- Made from:
- Bone china
- Made in:
- Stoke, England
- Date made:
- 1953
- Size:
- 15.2 cm (6 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.35.4
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION; COAT OF ARMS inscribed in gold on bottom: Crown copyright the Black Bull of Clarence-After the Model of James Woodford, O.B.E., R.A. Minton Bone China made in England
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973