Antislavery Medallion
Object type: Cameo badge
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Artist: William Hackwood|Josiah Wedgwood
Artist bio: British, ca. 1753–1836|British, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 1730–1795 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
Artist role: Modeler|Manufacturer
Artist nationality: British|British
Date: ca. 1787
Medium: Jasperware
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 3/16 × 1 1/16 in. (3 × 2.7 cm);
Overall (as mounted, confirmed): 2 3/8 × 1 3/16 in. (6 × 3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit line: Gift of Frederick Rathbone, 1908
Accession year: 1908
Tags: Men|Slaves