America and Independence Series Historical Staffordshire
The “America and Independence” series is so named for the two female allagorical figures flanking a central view of various buildings in naturalistic settings. “America” on the left holds aloft a portrait of Washington; on the right “Liberty” kneels with a pike topped with a Liberty cap. At least fifteen central views, mostly fictional, have been identified in the series. A ribbon festoon border with fifteen states named unifies the series pattern.