Punch Bowl
c. 1769
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding
Dimensions
11.1 × 26.4 cm (4 3/8 × 10 3/8 in.)
Classification
punch bowl
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
7830
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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 a...