'O my great massa in heaven, Pity me, and bless my children.'
An engraving depicting an African woman with her hands clasped and raised in prayer. In the background a slave-driver pulls a child towards a waiting sailing vessel. Beneath the image is the caption: 'O my great massa in heaven,/Pity me, and bless my children'.
The page has been cut from a book.
The page has been cut from a book.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA2585 |
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Collection: | Special collections |
Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
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: | Sheet: 262 mm x 210 mm; Image: 101 mm x 161 mm |
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