King Edward VII Commemorative Rowntree Chocolate Box 1902
King Edward VII provided dinner for 560, 000 poor Londoners, for his coronation, all receiving a commemorative Rowntree chocolate box tin. Date on the lid of Rowntree Chocolate Box was 26th June 1902, the original date set for the coronation but Edward was taken ill two days before with and it was rearranged for August
Picture No
13791228
Media ID
46797990
Size
6600px x 3484px
(4.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration in The Tatler', 25 June 1902, page 492 and also in The Illustrated London News', 21 June 1902
Date
June 1902
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