Cup and Saucer with an Abolitionist Scene

Etruria Works, c. 1853 - c. 1863

This cup and saucer were probably made for a Dutch anti-slavery committee. Such women’s groups sold embroidery, jewellery and chinaware for the benefit of enslaved people in Suriname and other colonies. The decoration is after a design by the English porcelain manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood, a leading supporter of the anti-slavery movement. The English abolished slavery in 1833. In Suriname and the Dutch Antilles this took place only in 1863.

  • Artwork typeplatter
  • Object numberNG-1994-53-B
  • Dimensionsheight 2.5 cm x diameter 12.8 cm, diameter 6.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporselein

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Cup and Saucer with an Abolitionist Scene

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-1994-53-B

  • Description

    Schotel met rood en blauw gelijmde rand en zwart drukdecor: een tot slaaf gemaakte vrouw van Afrikaanse oorsprong met een klein kind op de schoot. Zij zit onder een dadelboom en tussen de planten. Op de achtergrond staat een hut tussen twee palmen. Onder de voorstelling staat de tekst "Als niemand u ziet God ziet u".

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 2.5 cm x diameter 12.8 cm
    • diameter 6.5 cm

Explanatory note

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  • 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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