Medallion

Artist:William HackwoodWedgwood and Sons

Medium: terracotta on basalt (stoneware)

Geograhical Locations:

• Etruria, Staffordshire, England

Dates:after 1786

Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (3.2 x 3.2 cm)

Collections:

• Decorative Arts and Design

Exhibitions:

• American Art
• American Identities: A New Look

Accession Number: 55.9.25v

Image: 55.9.25v_PS9.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Circular medallion, unframed, terracotta bas-relief on basalt, of kneeling (on one knee) enslaved Black man with wrist and ankles locked in chains. The figure (unclothed except loin cloth) in three-quarter profile facing right, hands held up to level of his face in supplication. Around edge of field is printed in relief "Am I not a man and a brother?" Condition: Excellent

Brooklyn Museum