The Liberty Bowl is a silver punch bowl made by Paul Revere (1734-1818), the renowned Boston silversmith and key participant in the Revolutionary War in Massachusetts. Revere dedicated the bowl to the “Glorious Ninety-Two”—the Massachusetts Representatives who refused to rescind a letter sent throughout the colonies protesting the Townshend Acts (1767), new duties that taxed tea, paper, glass, and other commodities imported from England. This call for protest was a major step leading to the American Revolution, and Boston was the epicenter of colonial resistance. Fifteen members of the secret revolutionary organization the Sons of Liberty commissioned the bowl from Revere, one of their own; they used it to serve punch at their meetings. There are several inscriptions around the bowl and on its base, including the names of those who commissioned the piece, references to Englishman John Wilkes, whose writing in defense of liberty inspired American patriots, and mentions of the Bill of Rights, the Magna Carta, and other emblems of personal liberty in the face of British rule. A gleaming emblem of civil disobedience, the bowl itself was an act of treason. All who associated with it risked imprisonment under English law. Often compared to the Declaration of Independence, the “Liberty Bowl” has become an icon of American history. The bowl also tells a story of global connections. Its elegant shape imitates Chinese export porcelain, while the punch it once held was itself a blend of imports: rum and sugar from the Caribbean and spices from Southeast Asia. For the silver, a rare commodity in the Colonies, Revere probably melted down old coins and objects. The metal itself likely came from Mexico. Created when the United States was still just an idea, this bowl already seems to embrace the cross-cultural complexities of American identity.