{"product_id":"royal-standard-of-the-kingdom-of-sardinia-1834-1848-italy-white-coffee-mug","title":"Royal standard of the Kingdom of Sardinia 1834 - 1848 (Italy) White Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRoyal standard of the Kingdom of Sardinia 1834 - 1848 (Italy) White Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces the royal standard of the Kingdom of Sardinia as it was flown between 1834 and 1848, centred on the coat of arms of the House of Savoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the field, which gives the arms a clean, bright ground. The Savoy Cross, a white cross on a red field, sits at the heart of the composition and is framed by smaller heraldic quarters in blue and gold. A royal crown rises above the shield, and the shapes are rendered in flat, sharply defined colour with no shading. The layout is rectangular and symmetrical, so the eye settles on the centre first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Savoy Cross is the emblem of the ruling House of Savoy, and the crown marks the authority of the monarch who bore the standard. The smaller quarters carry the heraldry of territories the dynasty claimed, including Cyprus and Jerusalem, so the shield reads as a statement of royal reach as well as local power. The standard belongs to the years before 1848, when King Carlo Alberto replaced it with a new design during the revolutions of that year, which makes it a precise record of a single historical moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHeld Close, Read Slowly\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a mug the arms wrap around a curved surface, so the shield is seen a little at a time as the cup is turned in the hand. The white ground keeps the heraldry legible against the cup, and the crown sits at the top edge where it is first noticed on each lift. It suits a cup that is handled every morning, giving the old standard a daily place on the table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":51729061118232,"sku":"27487297354083041431","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":51729061151000,"sku":"25604209918491404943","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/royal-standard-of-the-kingdom-of-sardinia-1834-1848-italy-white-coffee-mug-11oz-position1.webp?v=1772556135","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/royal-standard-of-the-kingdom-of-sardinia-1834-1848-italy-white-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}