Title
Plate
Label
Plate Commemorating the Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire
Made in England, 1838-1840
Made of Lead-Glazed Earthenware
Diameter 9.25"
Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by W. Groke Mickey
Decorated with a scene of a family of freed slaves rejoicing outside their home, this plate celebrates the end of slavery in the British Empire.
Britain outlawed the slave trade in 1807. In 1833, Parliament passed the Slavery Abolition Act, which freed slaves under the age of six and "apprenticed" older slaves to their former owners for several years. Public pressure cut these apprenticeships short, and on August 1, 1838, all remaining slaves in the British Caribbean were emancipated.
Made in England, 1838-1840
Made of Lead-Glazed Earthenware
Diameter 9.25"
Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by W. Groke Mickey
Decorated with a scene of a family of freed slaves rejoicing outside their home, this plate celebrates the end of slavery in the British Empire.
Britain outlawed the slave trade in 1807. In 1833, Parliament passed the Slavery Abolition Act, which freed slaves under the age of six and "apprenticed" older slaves to their former owners for several years. Public pressure cut these apprenticeships short, and on August 1, 1838, all remaining slaves in the British Caribbean were emancipated.
Citation
“Plate,” Museums at Washington and Lee University: Online Exhibits, accessed May 2, 2024, https://exhibits-museums.omeka.wlu.edu/items/show/22.