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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 422732, member: 15588&quot;]I&#039;ve read that the seated Liberty design was based on Brittania - that she was America&#039;s version or response to that female figure. The critic must not have been aware of the liberty cap tradition, as he refers to it as a &quot;woolen nightcap.&quot; He must also not have been aware of the tradition of the female figure of Liberty herself - and on the Seated Liberty design she&#039;s far less risqué than usually depicted - in many cases she was depicted with at least one exposed breast. In any case, the flimsy gown she&#039;s in probably was salacious to mid 19th century public tastes (private is another matter). </p><p><br /></p><p>I like the design. Though I can only judge it from a historical perspective, so I might like it simply because I see it through the filter of history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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