Anti-slavery medallion, Etruria, ca. 1787
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1787
Anti-slavery medallion in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number WE.7831-2014), made in Etruria, dated ca. 1787. The museum's brief description reads: Anti-slavery medallion, white jasperware with black applied relief of a kneeling man, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Etruria, ca.
1787. Museum description: Oval medallion, white jasperware medallion with applied relief in black jasperware of a kneeling man in chains, with 'AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER' in raised lettering around the edge The museum records it as Jasperware with applied relief, measuring Height 35 mm; Width 33 mm; Depth 4 mm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Jasper ware
- Dimensions
- Height 35 mm; Width 33 mm; Depth 4 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Jasperware with applied relief
- Place recorded
- Etruria
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- WEDGWOOD / V' (impressed)
Identification
- Museum object name
- Anti-slavery medallion
- Museum object number
- WE.7831-2014
- Museum system number
- O1766555
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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