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C
95 This patriotic bowl features a
host of early American icons. Large quantities of transfer-printed
Anglo wares were made in England for export to the nascent United
States. Potters in Liverpool and Staffordshire decorated jugs, mugs,
bowls, and plates with sailing ships and/or Revolutionary War heroes to
appeal to growing class of American consumers. The
interior of this bowl shows "The Shipwright's Arms," an image
that can also be recognized on contemporary jugs and
tankards. The outside of the bowl records likenesses of
Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and General Lafayette. The image of
Lafayette appears to be a rendition of Ary Scheffer's rustic portrait
of 1822 while the portrait
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of
Franklin likely originates from C.N.
Cochin's 
