Souvenir mug from the Edinburgh International Exhibition

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This porcelain mug commemorates the Edinburgh International Exhibition of 1886. It was made in Germany and probably decorated as a souvenir at the exhibition.

The mug is ornamented with floral decoration and inscribed 'From the Edinburgh Exhibition, 1886'.

Edinburgh hosted international exhibitions in 1886 and 1907, and Glasgow in 1888 and 1901. These were large events where Scottish produce, from railway engineering to pottery, vied with international exhibits.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-017-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1994.941
• Date: 1886
  
• Material: White porcelain, painted. Inscription: From the Edinburgh / Exhibition 1886; mark: 29
  Mug
  
• Dimensions: 90 mm H x 115 mm W
  
• What: Mug
  
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• Where: Germany
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event: Edinburgh Exhibition (Exhibition)
  
• Description: White porcelain mug with blue and gold floral decoration inscribed 'From the Edinburgh Exhibition, 1886', German
  
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