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Painting on glass
LIBERTY
Category
Paintings
Place of Origin
Canton (or Guangzhou); China; Asia
Materials
- Oil paint
- Gilt
- Glass
Museum Object Number
1957.0817 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1957.0817 A
Object Name
Painting on glass
Title
LIBERTY
Category
Paintings
Place of Origin
Canton (or Guangzhou); China; Asia
Secondary Place of Origin
Canton (or Guangzhou)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Front
Inscription: Painted in gold "LIBERTY"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Allegory
- American Eagle
Materials
- Oil paint
- Gilt
- Glass
Techniques
- Reverse-painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
23 (H) x 17.1 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
58.3 (H) x 43.5 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 323, pp. 458-9.Book: Fleming, Patricia Crew. 1983 Liberty-Columbia: Our Most Meaningful National Symbol, The Delaware Antiques Show Catalogue, December 2-4, 1983.
Article: 06//1932. Antiques. 21: 258-259.
Article: Jones, Louis C. 07//1958 Liberty and considerable license. Antiques. 74