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Lot Essay
The small, soft, cone-shaped liberty cap originated in ancient times, when it was worn by freed slaves as a sign of their freedom. In the eighteenth century, it was a popular symbol in both the United States and France, where it came to symbolize post-Revolutionary War America and the French Revolution. It is usually depicted on the head of the Liberty Goddess or, as in this example, on the top of a pole.