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.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2458
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