Title
Punch Bowl with the arms of the Anti-Gallican Society
Creator
Made in Jingdezhen and decorated in Guangzhou (Canton), China
Date
about 1755
Label
#3402
Punch Bowl with the arms of the Anti-Gallican Society
Made in Jingdezhen anddecorated in Guangzhou (Canton), China, about 1755
Made of Hard-Paste Porcelain
Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis and Jill Roach, Directors
2011.27.1
The arms of the Anti-Gallican Society decorate this punch bowl. The society was founded in 1745 “to promote British Manufactures, extend the Commerce of England, and discourage the Introduction of French modes and the Importation of French commodities.”
The punch bowl was probably used by supporters at their gatherings. The arms of the society are replete with nationalistic symbols; the crest is a figure of Britannia, and the shield is decorated with a view of Saint George, the patron saint of England, spearing a shield decorated with a French fleur-de-lis. The motto is “For Our Country.”
This piece is on display in the Chinese Armorial Gallery in the Reeves.
Punch Bowl with the arms of the Anti-Gallican Society
Made in Jingdezhen anddecorated in Guangzhou (Canton), China, about 1755
Made of Hard-Paste Porcelain
Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis and Jill Roach, Directors
2011.27.1
The arms of the Anti-Gallican Society decorate this punch bowl. The society was founded in 1745 “to promote British Manufactures, extend the Commerce of England, and discourage the Introduction of French modes and the Importation of French commodities.”
The punch bowl was probably used by supporters at their gatherings. The arms of the society are replete with nationalistic symbols; the crest is a figure of Britannia, and the shield is decorated with a view of Saint George, the patron saint of England, spearing a shield decorated with a French fleur-de-lis. The motto is “For Our Country.”
This piece is on display in the Chinese Armorial Gallery in the Reeves.
Credit Line
Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis and Jill Roach, Directors
Citation
Made in Jingdezhen and decorated in Guangzhou (Canton), China, “Punch Bowl with the arms of the Anti-Gallican Society,” Museums at Washington and Lee University: Online Exhibits, accessed May 17, 2024, https://exhibits-museums.omeka.wlu.edu/items/show/303.