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Description: | Abolitionist glass seal (amethyst), moulded with 'Am I not a man and a brother'. The figure is derived from Wedgwood?s famous plaque, which became one of the most ubiquitous images of the abolition campaign. William Tassie (1777?1860) was a renowned glass and gem engraver and portraitist, living and working in Leicester Square, London. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
caption: Abolitionist Seals | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | William Tassie | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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