Wedgwood dish commemorating the abolition of slavery
date: label: Date
content: 1983
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., British, founded 1759
label: Subject of
content: William Wilberforce, British, 1759 - 1833
notes: label: Description
content: A yellow and black jasperware dish by Wedgwood, released in 1983 in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Great Britain. The circular dish is light yellow ceramic with a relief cameo of the Wedgwood antislavery medallion at the center in black. The medallion design features a Black man kneeling in chains. The dish has a raised and extended circular rim, with the phrase [AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?] is featured in relief. Engraved on the bottom of the dish is [WEDGWOOD / MADE IN / ENGLAND].
place: label: Place made
content: England, Great Britain, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Freedom
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Barbara Brooks Jackson of Washington, D.C. (2018)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.89.3
objectType: label: Type
content: plates (dishes)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ceramic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9/16 × 4 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (1.5 × 10.8 × 10.8 cm)