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Plate
Abolitionist ceramic plate in white porcelain with a black transfer-print of a kneeling female slave holding a bible, broken chains beside her. It is inscribed below: 'Remember them that are in Bonds'.
Objects such as this were produced throughout the 19th century as ways of advertising the continuation of slavery and advocating the importance of religion in eradicating it.
Objects such as this were produced throughout the 19th century as ways of advertising the continuation of slavery and advocating the importance of religion in eradicating it.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2468 |
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| Collection: | Special collections; Decorative art |
| Type: | Plate |
| Display location: | Display - Atlantic Gallery |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1830 |
| Exhibition: | The Atlantic: Slavery, Trade, Empire; Enslavement and Resistance |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Plate: 15 x 120 mm |
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