Medallion
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Object Label
Designed by Henry Webber and modeled by William Hackwood in 1787, this medallion was manufactured in England by Josiah Wedgwood to support the antislavery movement. The objects were distributed to the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, whose members sold them to raise money for the cause. The powerful phrase “AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?” became an abolitionist rallying cry and was later echoed in Civil Rights–era placards reading “I AM A MAN.”
Caption
Wedgwood and Sons British, Staffordshire, 1759–present. Medallion, after 1786. terracotta on basalt (stoneware), 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (3.2 x 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Emily Winthrop Miles, 55.9.25v. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 55.9.25v_PS9.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Modelled by
Maker
Title
Medallion
Date
after 1786
Geography
Place made: Etruria, Staffordshire, England
Medium
terracotta on basalt (stoneware)
Classification
Dimensions
1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (3.2 x 3.2 cm)
Markings
Impressed on back: "WEDGWOOD"
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Winthrop Miles
Accession Number
55.9.25v
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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