Arms of Liberty' punch bowl, c. 1770, 4 1/4 x 10 in. ( x cm), Porcelain, China, 18th century, This punch bowl's pseudo-armorial was satirically drawn to poke fun at English political figures of the late 1760s for their opposition to John Wilkes (1727-97). A proponent of civil liberties and American independence, Wilkes was elected several times to the House of Commons, but repeatedly expelled for attacking King George III and his loyalists

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