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1830-1840
GUSN-3841
This each piece in this porcelain cup and saucer set is composed of a white-bodied porcelain. The deep-welled cup has a lobed rim, foot ring and a scrolled handle. The cup is embellished with a brown transfer-printed image of kneeling, chained man near a palm tree. This image is typically associated with the "Am I not a man and a brother?" quotation which commonly appeared in Abolitionist materials.
cups
saucers (plates)
porcelain
transfer printing
emancipation
Cup & Saucer
Unknown
England
4 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Edward E. Allen
1942.604AB
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