Anti-Slavery Medallion
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
20th century
This anti-slavery medallion is a circular collectible piece made of jasperware with applied relief decoration. The body is formed from yellow jasperware, serving as the ground for a central applied relief figure in black. The design depicts a kneeling enslaved figure, accompanied by an inscription arcing around the border that reads "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?".
Produced during the twentieth century, the medallion was manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons in Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, England. The reverse side features impressed manufacturer marks stating "WEDGWOOD" and "MADE IN ENGLAND". The object measures 32 mm in height and 30 mm in width.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Jasperware with applied relief
- Dimensions
- Height: 32 mm; Width: 30 mm
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Research required; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: WEDGWOOD' / 'MADE IN / ENGLAND' (impressed on reverse); Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required
- Maker recorded
- Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
- Place recorded
- Barlaston
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Anti-Slavery Medallion
- Museum object number
- WE.9651-2014
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.