Slaves in Barbadoes

This image depicts the dwellings and recreational activities of the enslaved people on a plantation in Barbados indicating how they maintained and developed aspects of their cultural heritage through elements like music, dance and food. However, the remorseless toil of the plantation, represented here by the fully-grown sugar cane in the field and the windmill and boiling house in the background, was never far away.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2550
Collection: Fine art; Special collections
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Stennett, Ralph; Neele & Son
Date made: circa 1818
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: Image: 118 mm x 177 mm;Mount: 319 mm x 485 mm;Sheet: 267 mm x 329 mm