Medallion — Anti-Slavery Medallion, Barlaston, 20th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
20th century
Medallion in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number WE.9653-2014), made in Barlaston, dated 20th century. The museum's brief description reads: Anti-slavery medallion, yellow jasperware with black relief, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Stoke-on-Trent, 20th century.
Museum description: Anti-Slavery medallion; round yellow jasper medallion with black relief of a kneeling enslaved figure with text around the edge 'Am I Not a Man and a Brother?' The museum records it as Jasperware with applied relief, measuring Height 32 mm; Width 30 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- jasperware
- Dimensions
- Height 32 mm; Width 30 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Jasperware with applied relief
- Place recorded
- Barlaston
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- WEDGWOOD' / 'MADE IN / ENGLAND' (impressed on reverse)
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medallion
- Museum object number
- WE.9653-2014
- Museum system number
- O1770083
Catalogue references
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