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White porcelain punch bowl with enameled cartouches of figures and the inscription 'ARMS of LIBERTY' above them.

"Arms of Liberty" Punch Bowl, Chinese Export Porcelain, c. 1769

A white porcelain punch bowl with a rust-red rim band and gilt edge. Its side bears the words "ARMS of LIBERTY" above enameled cartouches showing a portrait bust framed by a lion-topped crest and figures in European dress; floral sprigs appear at left.

Artist
Chinese export porcelain
Date
c. 1769
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 994 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1774).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Frederick S. Colburn