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medallion
;
cameo
Object Type
medallion
cameo
Museum number
1887,0307,I.683
Description
Medallion; oval cameo, jasper ware, black relief on a white ground; a chained African kneeling, with legend; set in a gilt metal mount.
Producer name
Modelled by:
William Hackwood
(fl.1770)
Factory of:
Wedgwood
(under Wedgwood, Josiah I)
Production date
1787
(circa)
Production place
Factory in:
Etruria (England)
Materials
stoneware
brass
Ware
Jasper ware
Technique
relief
impressed
Dimensions
Length:
3 centimetres
(incl mount)
Length:
1.30 inches
Width:
3 centimetres
(incl mount)
Depth:
3 centimetres
(incl mount)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
See also 1909,1201.261
Bibliographic references
Hobson 1903 / Catalogue of the collection of English Pottery in the Department of British and Medieval Antiquites and Ethnography of the British Museum
(I683)
McGrath 2012 / Caryatids, Page Boys, and African Fetters. Themes of African Slavery in European Art
(Pl. 1)
Location
On display
(G1/fc24)
Subjects
african
slave/slavery
Associated names
Associated with:
Society for the Abolition of Slavery
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date
1887
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1887,0307,I.683