Object Details
commissioner
Taylor, Lillian Gary
maker
Wedgwood and Sons, Ltd, Josiah
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
Gift of Dr. Victor Polikoff and Muriel Polikoff
date made
April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918
ID Number
1980.0790.03
accession number
1980.0790
catalog number
1980.0790.03
Object Name
plate
Object Type
plate
Physical Description
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, earthenware, refined (overall material)
gilt (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 3/4 in x 7 3/4 in; 1.905 cm x 19.685 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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Data Source
National Museum of American History
web subject
Women's History
general subject association
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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_596474