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Anti-Slavery Medallion

Designer Designed by William Hackwood British
Manufacturer Manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons British
1770–1800
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 717

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Anti-Slavery Medallion
  • Designer: Designed by William Hackwood (British, ca. 1753–1836)
  • Manufacturer: Manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present)
  • Date: 1770–1800
  • Geography: Made in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Jasper
  • Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (3.2 x 2.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.76.11
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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