Josiah Wedgwood and Sons and Lillian Gary Taylor
“Liberty Queen’s Ware” Cup
1917
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- Manufacturer: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
- Commissioned by: Lillian Gary Taylor
“Liberty Queen’s Ware” Cup
1917
Physical Qualities
Glazed hard-paste porcelain with transfer decoration, 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (12.1 x 9.8 x 6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bolton, Brooklandville, Maryland
Object Number
2002.70.1
Cup and saucer from 'Liberty' service designed & manufactured 'solely for the benefit of various Allied War Charities.' White glazed porcelain body with polychrome decoration of a crest, consisting of a shield with the American stars & stripes surrounded by a laurel wreath and capped by (left to right) the flags of England, Belgium and France. Four additional flags on each side represent the remaining allies of the US during WWI.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2002; Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bolton, Brooklandville, MD.
Unknown author, 'Liberty China and Queen's Ware' (booklet) (New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1924).
Markings: Marked underneath cup "'WEDGWOOD/ENGLAND"
