http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/96948/arms-of-liberty-punch-bowl-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: “Arms of Liberty” punch bowl: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/96948/arms-of-liberty-punch-bowl-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/96948/arms-of-liberty-punch-bowl-gallery-label-current Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>“Arms of Liberty” punch bowl: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2006-05-26</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>This punch bowl's pseudo-armorial was satirically drawn to poke fun at English political figures of the late 1760s for their opposition to John Wilkes (1727-97). A proponent of civil liberties and American independence, Wilkes was elected several times to the House of Commons, but repeatedly expelled for attacking King George III and his loyalists. Acquired in 1914, this bowl was the first Chinese Export porcelain object to enter the Institute's permanent collection. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/96948/arms-of-liberty-punch-bowl-gallery-label-current This punch bowl's pseudo-armorial was satirically drawn to poke fun at English political figures of the late 1760s for their opposition to John Wilkes (1727-97). A proponent of civil liberties and American independence, Wilkes was elected several times to the House of Commons, but repeatedly expelled for attacking King George III and his loyalists. Acquired in 1914, this bowl was the first Chinese Export porcelain object to enter the Institute's permanent collection." type="image/jpeg" />This punch bowl's pseudo-armorial was satirically drawn to poke fun at English political figures of the late 1760s for their opposition to John Wilkes (1727-97). A proponent of civil liberties and American independence, Wilkes was elected several times to the House of Commons, but repeatedly expelled for attacking King George III and his loyalists. Acquired in 1914, this bowl was the first Chinese Export porcelain object to enter the Institute's permanent collection." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts