Punch Bowl
- Medium
- Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding
- Dimensions
- 11.1 × 26.4 cm (4 3/8 × 10 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- punch bowl
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
enamelporcelainFree speechTablewareglazelionslibertyEast Asianhard-paste porcelainthistlesdiningsnakechinese export porcelainmenchinese exportceramicsAmerican colonistsmoldingcartouchesGeorge IIIDrinkingChinese (culture or style)potteryqianlongenamelingdecorative artsportraitsglazingEnglishmenasianart of the americas18th Centurydevil/satan/lucifer/beezelbub/mephistophelespunch bowlAmerican marketgildingJustice
About
This bowl displays portraits copied from a broadside printed in London in June 1768. The portraits depict the Englishmen John Wilkes (left), an outspoken advocate of political reform and American liberty, and Lord Mansfield (right), who tried to silence Wilkes with charges of libel. Satirical coats of arms surround their portraits. Wilkes is flanked by his close associates and defenders, while Lord Mansfield appears with George III and the devil by his side. American colonists viewed Wilkes as an avatar of liberty and free speech.
