Durham University Shieldware | ||||||||||
During the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, porcelain items, of a wide variety of shapes, decorated with city, town and university shields were a popular decorative and souvenir item. As well as being interesting in themselves, these are often valuable records of the way in which the blazon of a particular coat of arms was interpreted at the time at which the items were produced. This page contains images of such items showing the coat of arms of Durham University. | ||||||||||
Match holder? - early 20th century? | ||||||||||
Spill vase - late Victorian? |