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Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, 1925 - 2013 (née Roberts, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, Prime Minister)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925 - 2013

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

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Eggcups, 1982 - 1988

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/4
Scope and Contents

A set of nine ceramic eggcups modelled by Luck & Flaw, which bear caricature faces of the following British politicians and members of the royal family: Margaret Thatcher, Neil Kinnock, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson, two copies of a baby Prince William, and a baby Princess Beatrice. All eggcups have a white glossy finish.

Dates: 1982 - 1988
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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General Advertisements and Posters, 1975-c 1983

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/2/1
Scope and Contents A large portfolio containing a number of advertisements/posters for a variety of companies and organisations, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations and other work by the partnership. Also found within this portfolio are large photographs with illustrations, and photographic proofs for Clouded Tiger Cards postcards.The following are present:1. An advertisement proof for the Dutch advertising company, PPGH/Moussault, which has a representation of John...
Dates: Publication: 1975-c 1983
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Margaret Thatcher Teapot Development and Production Correspondence, 1980 - 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/1
Scope and Contents A file containing manuscript and typescript letters regarding the development and production of Luck & Flaw's Margaret Thatcher teapot. A large portion of the letters received are from Brunswick Ceramic Services (BCS), which designed the mould for the teapot and worked with a number of potteries to produce samples, before it appears both Gill Wing Ceramics and English Ironstone Company were settled upon to manufacture the finished product. Correspondence also covers the following topics:...
Dates: 1980 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Margaret Thatcher Teapot Orders, 1980

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/2
Scope and Contents

A file containing manuscript and typescript letters from individuals ordering Luck & Flaw's Margaret Thatcher teapot, following its advertisement in the 9 November 1980 issue of The Sunday Times Magazine. The purchasers enclose cheques for £19 [not included], which covers the cost of both the teapot and postage, and many of them request that their order arrives before Christmas.

Dates: 1980
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Margaret Thatcher Teapots and Ronald Reagan Coffeepot, 1980 - 1981

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/1
Scope and Contents

Three Luck & Flaw Margaret Thatcher teapots, modelled in 1980, along with a President Ronald Reagan coffeepot, modelled in 1980 but stamped as being produced in 1981. The three Thatcher teapots differ in glaze: one is glossy with a hint of green in its otherwise white colouring; one has a white matte finish; and the final teapot has a matte blue-green mottled finish, which was made at the Dartington Pottery Training Workshop. The Reagan coffeepot has a white glossy finish.

Dates: 1980 - 1981
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Miscellaneous Magazines with Commissioned Work, 1975 - 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/12
Scope and Contents A box containing a variety of British and international magazines, along with tearsheets, which feature plasticine model illustrations by Luck & Flaw.The following are present:1. Issue November-December 1975 of the magazine, Drive, published by the British motoring association, The AA. Pages 16 to 22 feature illustrations that accompany an article about the MOT test. The photographic image was taken by Bob Cramp (L&F/90...
Dates: Publication: 1975 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Mugs, 1983 - 1988

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/6
Scope and Contents A set of ceramic mugs modelled by Luck & Flaw, which bear a resemblance to the following politicians: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, leader of the Labour Party, Michael Foot; and President Ronald Reagan. The Thatcher and Foot mugs were originally produced for the 1983 British general election. There are two copies of the Thatcher mug. One appears to be an original copy, which has a whiter finish and is heavier in weight, and bears the Luck & Flaw stamp on the underside of the...
Dates: 1983 - 1988
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Panorama, 1976 - 1980

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/5
Scope and Contents A box containing 24 full issues and a tearsheet of the Dutch men's weekly magazine, Panorama, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations. The majority of the illustrations are part of a series, Koppen Kast, which ran every other week throughout 1977. This series depicted various Dutch and international politicians, British and Dutch royals, Dutch celebrities and other figures in a humorous fashion.The following...
Dates: Publication: 1976 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Photographs, c late 1960s-c early 1980s

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/1
Scope and Contents A box containing an assortment of colour and black and white photographs, in a variety of sizes and formats, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations that were published in magazines and newspapers. Included in this box is a scrapbook that holds polaroids with raw images of models produced by Roger Law, dating back to the late 1960s, prior to the partnership; the final few pages also hold such photographs of Luck & Flaw models. Also present in this box is a set of 30...
Dates: c late 1960s-c early 1980s
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Weekend Magazine, 1978 - 1979

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/11
Scope and Contents A file containing three issues of the Canadian newspaper supplement, Weekend Magazine, which feature plasticine model illustrations by Luck & Flaw.The following editions are present:1. 15 April 1978, which accompanied the Winnipeg Free Press. The cover and page 7 feature illustrations of Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau, depicted as a boxer (L&F/239 and 240). 2. 12 August 1978, marked as an...
Dates: Publication: 1978 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).