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“Arms of Liberty” punch bowl
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Gallery 209
Artist:   Artist Unknown  
Title:   “Arms of Liberty” punch bowl  
Date:   c. 1770  
Medium:   Porcelain  
Dimensions:   4 1/4 x 10 in. (10.8 x 25.4 cm)  
Credit Line:   The William Hood Dunwoody Fund  
Location:   Gallery 209  

This punch bowl's pseudo-armorial was satirically drawn to poke fun at English political figures of the late 1760s for their opposition to John Wilkes (1727-97). A proponent of civil liberties and American independence, Wilkes was elected several times to the House of Commons, but repeatedly expelled for attacking King George III and his loyalists. Acquired in 1914, this bowl was the first Chinese Export porcelain object to enter the Institute's permanent collection.


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Classification:   Ceramics  
Physical Description:   Holiday Traditions, Chas. Drawing Room, 'Wilkes Bowl', decorated in colors and gold a pair of medallions on each side, each forming a satyrical coat of arms, Cat Card Dims H.4-1/4 x Dia. 10 in.  
Creation Place:   Asia, Jingdezhen, China, , , Jingdezhen  
Accession #:   14.27  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts  

 


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