Liberty Queen's Ware Plate

Object Details

commissioner

Taylor, Lillian Gary

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons

Description (Brief)

Ivory-colored ceramic plate 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

1980.0790.02

accession number

1980.0790

catalog number

1980.0790.02

Object Name

plate

Object Type

plate

Physical Description

polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)

ceramic, earthenware, refined (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 9/16 in x 6 1/8 in; 1.42875 cm x 15.5575 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

National Museum of American History

subject

World War I

Women's History

Charity Organizations

coat-of-arms

Flags

Fund Raising

Liberty

Patriotic

Tea Drinking

related event

World War I

Record ID

nmah_583131

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

CC0