Bowl with portrait of Benjamin Franklin, after 1775
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England
Josiah Wedgwood (Attributed)
Earthenware; H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Diam. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Collection, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (Harrisburg, Pa.)
The images of Franklin and Washington were combined with patriotic sentiments in as many ways as English manufacturers could invent. In this example, reference is made to two of the earliest heroes to fall in the Revolutionary War.
Included in BF300 Exhibit.
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