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.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2468
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