Desk box and lid with weighted roller blotter by English Josiah Wedgwood, Unknown — VisualArtsDB

Desk box and lid with weighted roller blotter

Desk box and lid with weighted roller blotter

English Josiah Wedgwood Unknown

1830

Medium: cast iron with brass
Genre: Boxes (containers)
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Styles

boxes (containers)

Tags

Abolitionist movementAntislaveryAnti-slavery movementsdesignSocial reform

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Cast iron desk box, holding a weighted roller blotter. The box bears an embossed representation of a man kneeling in chains, a famous design by Josiah Wedgewood for the English & Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. The single word "HUMANITY" appears below the figure and a raised, decorative border is around the edge. The box contains a brass topped iron piece with a slightly curved bottom.

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