George Jacob Holyoake commemorative mug
TitleGeorge Jacob Holyoake commemorative mug
ReferenceMUG/ORG/COOP/037
Date
n.d.
Scope and ContentMr George Jacob Holyoake was born in Birmingham on April 13th 1817. This tankard style mug is to commemorate his birth. Front: Illustration of Mr GJ Holyoake. Back: Text: "The name of Mr. George Jacob Holyoake is known and honoured throughout the co-operative world. He was the friend of co-operation when its friends were few; he was its consistent and judicious advocate when it was important, and not easy, to gain a hearing for it. Those who know Mr. Holyoake personally will recognise the excellence of the portrait, and those who have not yet seen him will gather from it a correct idea of Mr. Holyoake in his habit as he lives".
Extent1 mug
Physical description(Height x Base x Rim): 120mm x 115mm x 90mm; Shape: Cylindrical, flanged base; Colour: Cream/yellow background, black lettering on cream/yellow background, black, grey and white image on cream/yellow background.
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordHolyoake, George Jacob
SubjectCo-operative movement
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationGeneral Ceramics Box 2 (Room 32)