Cup and Saucer with an Abolitionist Scene

Etruria Works, c. 1853 - c. 1863

This cup and saucer were probably made for a Dutch women’s committee dedicated to the fight against slavery. Faith was important in this pursuit, as indicated by the text on the saucer. We see a kneeling, chained man begging for freedom. Used by the European anti-slavery movement, this image belies the gruelling, active struggle for freedom and abolition of slavery by enslaved people themselves.

  • Artwork typecup
  • Object numberNG-1994-53-A
  • Dimensionsheight 6 cm x diameter 7 cm, diameter 3.7 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporselein

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Cup and Saucer with an Abolitionist Scene

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-1994-53-A

  • Description

    Kop met rood en blauw belijmde rand en zwart drukdecor: een geknielde en geketende tot slaaf gemaakte man van Afrikaanse oorsprong, met beide handen ten hemel gekeerd. De voorstelling is gebaseerd op een ontwerp van Joshua Wedgwood.

Creation

  • Creation

    porcelain company: Etruria Works, England (possibly)

  • Dating

    c. 1853 - c. 1863

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    porselein

  • Dimensions

    • height 6 cm x diameter 7 cm
    • diameter 3.7 cm

Explanatory note

  • Hernhutters

This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1840 - 1860

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

  • M.P.H. Roessingh, 'Een anti-slavernij kop en schotel', Verslagen en aanwinsten 1982-1983, Stichting cultuurgeschiedenis van de Nederlanders overzee, p. 34-37.

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