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Earthenware medallion transfer printed in black on a white ground with the device of the African Steam Ship Company: a scene of Britannia drawing back a curtain to reveal a coastline with palm trees; a kneeling African woman offers elephant tusks and fruits, the curtain bears the motto ‘SPERO MELIORA’ (I hope for better things), and round the edge AFRICAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Maker's marks.
Reproduced by permission of the artist. © The Trustees of the British Museum
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