Artist:William HackwoodJosiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd.
Medium: terracotta on basalt (stoneware)
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:after 1786
Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (3.2 x 3.2 cm)
Collections:
Museum Location: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, From Colonies to States, 1660–1830
Exhibitions:
Accession Number: 55.9.25v
Image: 55.9.25v_PS9.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Circular medallion, unframed, terracotta bas-relief on basalt, of kneeling (on one knee) enslaved Black man with wrist and ankles locked in chains. The figure (unclothed except loin cloth) in three-quarter profile facing right, hands held up to level of his face in supplication. Around edge of field is printed in relief "Am I not a man and a brother?" Condition: Excellent