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| Keywords: Wedgwood - Anti-Slavery Medallion - Walters 482597.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Creator Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood 1730-1795 a potter and leading member of Great Britain's Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade had this medallion modeled by Hackwood to be produced in ceramic It is inscribed Am I not a Man and a Brother During the early 19th century the medallion was mounted in a gold brooch The image of the half-nude black kneeling in prayer was a popular image for abolitionists in both Great Britain and the United States 1787 jasperware gold cm 3 8 3 6 accession number 48 2597 17899 Taylor B Williams Antiques Chicago date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1989 by purchase Museum purchase 1989 Inscription Am I not a Man and a Brother At Freedom's Door Challenging Slavery in Maryland Maryland Historical Society Baltimore 2007 place of origin Etruria in Stoke-on-Trent England United Kingdom Walters Art Museum license Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Am I Not a Man and a Brother Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
