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Liberty Queen's Ware Cup and Saucer

National Museum of American History

Object Details

commissioner
Taylor, Lillian Gary
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
Description (Brief)
Ivory-colored ceramic cup and saucer with the "Liberty" motif consisting of a center shield with the American Stars and Stripes surrounded by eleven Allied flags from World War I, including (from left to right) Cuba, Romania, Montenegro, Italy, Great Britain, Belgium, France, Russia, Japan, Portugal, and Serbia. Lillian Gary Taylor designed and sold Liberty China and Queen's Ware to raise funds to support charitable relief organizations during WWI.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Dr. Victor Polikoff and Mrs. Muriel Polikoff
April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918
ID Number
1980.0790.01ab
accession number
1980.0790
catalog number
1980.0790.01ab
Object Name
cup
saucer
Physical Description
polychrome (component surface decoration color name)
shield, laurel wreath, and flags (joint piece description of decoration)
shield, laurel wreath, and flags (overall description of decoration)
ceramic, earthenware, refined (cup material)
ceramic, earthenware, refined (saucer material)
gilt (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
cup: 2 7/16 in x 4 3/4 in x 3 7/8 in; 6.19125 cm x 12.065 cm x 9.8425 cm
saucer: 3/4 in x 5 3/4 in; 1.905 cm x 14.605 cm
place made
United Kingdom: England, Staffordshire
Related Publication
Taylor, Lillian Gary. Liberty China and Queen’s Ware: Manufactured and Sold Solely for the Benefit of Various Allied War Charities
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National Museum of American History
web subject
Women's History
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Charity Organizations
decorative motif
coat-of-arms
Flags
web subject
Fund Raising
decorative motif
Liberty
Patriotic
web subject
Tea Drinking
Subject
World War I
related event
World War I
Record ID
nmah_596475
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-17bd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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