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Phrygian cap
(redirected from Cap of liberty)

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Phrygian cap
presented to slaves upon manumission. [Rom. Hist.: Jobes, 287]
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George wanted the 120ft high Column of Liberty to advertise his support for the Whig Party and from its summit a 12ft statue of a young woman, with the Staff of Maintenance and the Cap of Liberty - symbols associated with Britannia - looks out over the estate.
History with a passion by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
The figure of Liberty as a young woman holds a Staff of Maintenance in her right hand, symbolising the benevolent authority of the state, and a Cap of Liberty in her left, representing freedom from slavery.
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The figure of Liberty as a young woman holds a Staff of Maintenance in her right hand, symbolising the benevolent authority of the state, and a Cap of Liberty in her left, representing freedom from slavery.
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