Wedgwood Slave Medallion

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by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 09 March 2023

Wedgwood Slave Medallion — The Slave Medallion made by the British potter Josiah Wedgwood to promote the abolition of slavery in 1787. Thousands of medallions were made and given out to supporters of the cause. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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