Title
Jug
Label
Jug
Made in England, 1820-1840
Made of Creamware
Height 4.75"
Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by W. Groke Mickey
The image of the kneeling slave was one of the earliest anti-slavery images created, and it remained effective until the final abolition of slavery in the United States in 1865.
Pieces like this jug were likely bought at anti-slavery fairs, gatherings at which abolitionists heard lectures, bonded with one another and shopped for souvenirs whose sale generated funds for anti-slavery activities. In many cases, these objects were bought by women who used them as a way to make their voices heard at a time when they lacked the right to vote and other ways to effect political change
Made in England, 1820-1840
Made of Creamware
Height 4.75"
Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by W. Groke Mickey
The image of the kneeling slave was one of the earliest anti-slavery images created, and it remained effective until the final abolition of slavery in the United States in 1865.
Pieces like this jug were likely bought at anti-slavery fairs, gatherings at which abolitionists heard lectures, bonded with one another and shopped for souvenirs whose sale generated funds for anti-slavery activities. In many cases, these objects were bought by women who used them as a way to make their voices heard at a time when they lacked the right to vote and other ways to effect political change
Citation
“Jug,” Museums at Washington and Lee University: Online Exhibits, accessed May 2, 2024, https://exhibits-museums.omeka.wlu.edu/items/show/17.