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title: Wedgwood Slave Medallion
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17172/wedgwood-slave-medallion/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-03-09
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# Wedgwood Slave Medallion
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17172.png)
## Image Caption
The Slave Medallion made by the British potter [Josiah Wedgwood](https://www.worldhistory.org/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)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2023, March 09). Wedgwood Slave Medallion. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Wedgwood Slave Medallion." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 09, 2023. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Wedgwood Slave Medallion." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Mar 2023, .
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© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/191076?ft=slavery+medallion&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/191076?ft=slavery+medallion&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 09 March 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.