MUG

CulturePrince Edward Island

Dimensions14 x 11 x 7.5 cm (5 1/2 x 4 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

Object numberHF.2017.15.5

DescriptionA tall glass mug with a red and blue circular logo at the center with “1860-1969” in black letters below. To the right is a long handle. The logo has “Prince of Wales College” around the outer edge with three feathers within a gold crown and “ICH DIEN”, underneath at the center. The logo represents the heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales. On the bottom of the mug, in raised letters is “Canada”.
Narrative

In 1860, the Central Academy located in Charlottetown was renamed Prince of Wales College in commemoration of the Prince of Wales’s visit to Prince Edward Island. "Ich Dein" translates to "I serve" and is the motto for the Prince of Wales. The College served as a junior college, offering the final two years of high school, the first two years of university, as well as a school for teachers. In 1932, Prince of Wales College suffered from a devastating fire which destroyed the school’s main building. Classes were moved to the Queen Square and Prince Street Schools while construction was completed on a new building, which opened in 1933. This new Prince of Wales College building is now part of Holland College’s Prince of Wales Campus, located on Cumberland Street in Charlottetown. In the late 1960s, Prince of Wales College amalgamated with St. Dunstan’s University to become the University of Prince Edward Island.