Punch Bowl
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1825
MediumCreamware with transfer-printed decorations
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 × 9 7/8 × 9 5/8 inches (9.53 × 25.08 × 24.45 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Elizabeth Calvin Bonner
Object number2003.16.10
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DescriptionCreamware punch bowl with transfer-printed image of a coat of arms of "The Shipwright's Arms" with a sailor and a merchant on either side of the crest within the well of the bowl. The exterior of the bowl is decorated with three portraits and a crest: one of LaFayette, printed here as "Fayette", with "The Nation's Guest" below; a portrait of Franklin with "Ben Franklin L.L.D.F.R.S." printed above the portrait and "Born in Boston. New England. 17 Jan 1706" printed beneath; a portrait of George Washington with "Washington" above and "His countries father" below; and, a crest of an eagle with the phrase "pluribus unum". The word "Republicans" is printed above the crest and "are not always ungrateful" is printed below.
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