Am I Not a Man and a Brother? Pin Dish

Original Title

Am I Not A Man And A Brother? Small Plate

Devised Title

Am I Not a Man and a Brother? Pin Dish

Date

1787

Creator

Wedgwood See all items with this value

Contributor

Thomas Bridge

Description

In 1787, Josiah Wedgwood’s London-based ceramics company created a medallion depicting a kneeling, shackled Black man with the engraved inscription “Am I Not A Man And A Brother?”. This symbol quickly spread across antislavery movements in Britain, France, and the United States and was used on many consumer goods, including this pin dish.

Primary Subject

1700-1799 See all items with this value

Slavery See all items with this value

Activism See all items with this value

Social movements See all items with this value

Additional Subject

London

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Ceramic

Additional Techniques

Carving

Measurements

L:10cm x W:10cm

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

AR_0013_03_0008

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0025

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Collection

Thomas Bridge African American Collection See all items with this value

Language

English