Liberty
Summary
Public: Medallion, stoneware, solid white jasper with blue dip and applied white relief decoration depicting the figure of Liberty. Private: Circular medallion with polished bevelled edges and dark blue dip on front and back. White relief decoration of the figure of Liberty, a woman in classical robes carring a cornucopia and a staff with a Phrygian cap. She stands beneath a pillared arch, a shield decorated with fleurs-de-lys leaning against one pillar. Narrow white border within which is inscribed EN! QUAM SAEPE / OPTASTIS, LIBERTAS. Circular gilt wooden frame.
Object Name
Liberty
Creators Name
Date Created
c 1789=1790
Dimensions
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object:
accession number
1906.116
Collection Group
Place of creation
Etruria
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