Tobacco box lid
Tobacco box lid, cast with 'Humanity' on the lid. The kneeling African figure is derived from Wedgwood’s famous plaque, which became one of the most ubiquitous images of the abolition campaign. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2480 |
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| Collection: | Special collections; Relics |
| Type: | Tobacco box lid |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Lid: 133 mm x 90 mm x 12 mm |