A Birmingham or Liverpool double-sided plaque or badge, circa 1770A Birmingham or Liverpool double-sided plaque or badge, circa 1770Of upright oval form with a gilt metal mount and hanging loop, printed in black with various emblems and the mottoes 'TRUST IN GOD', 'LEARN BY EXAMPLE' and 'ADHERE TO VIRTUE', the reverse with 'AVOID RIDICULE' and a scene representing the fable of the Father, Son and Donkey, 6.7cm high including mountProvenanceWith Richard Gould Antiques, June 1989E and J Handley Collection, illustrated 18th Century Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels (1991), p.286Bunny and Paul Davies CollectionA similar badge is illustrated by Colin Wyman, The Society of Bucks, ECC Trans, Vol.10, Pt.5 (1980), pls.131a and 131b (right). The author suggests that arms appear to mimic those of the Society of Bucks in a mocking tone.