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Punch Bowl

A work made of hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding.
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  • A work made of hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding.

Date:

c. 1769

Artist:

China, Qianlong reign
Chinese, made for the American market

About this artwork

This bowl displays portraits copied from a broadside printed in London in June 1768. The portraits depict the Englishmen John Wilkes (left), an outspoken advocate of political reform and American liberty, and Lord Mansfield (right), who tried to silence Wilkes with charges of libel. Satirical coats of arms surround their portraits. Wilkes is flanked by his close associates and defenders, while Lord Mansfield appears with George III and the devil by his side. American colonists viewed Wilkes as an avatar of liberty and free speech.

Status

On View, Gallery 166

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Chinese export porcelain

Title

Punch Bowl

Place

China (Object made in)

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c. 1769

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding

Dimensions

11.1 × 26.4 cm (4 3/8 × 10 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Frederick S. Colburn

Reference Number

1958.239

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