Saucer
Sage green earthenware saucer with a gilt rim. It has a black transfer-print in the centre of a kneeling female slave, her wrists chained. The figure is derived from the famous Wedgwood plaque. There is a palm tree in the background to the left. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA2458 |
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Collection: | Special collections; Decorative art |
Type: | Saucer |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1820 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
Measurements: | Overall: 37 x 178 mm |