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Liberty Queen's Ware Plate

National Museum of American History

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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
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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
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-efc8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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