Antislavery pendant medallion

Date1794

Geographic OriginBarlaston, England | Stockholm, Sweden

DimensionsLength (Medallion in mount): 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Length (Medallion with bail): 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)
Overall: W 1 1/4 x D 1/2 in. (W 3.2 x D 1.2 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 2003 Membership Endowment Fund

Object number2003.2

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On view

Object NameMedallion | Pendant

Title Details

Primary Title Antislavery pendant medallion

Published Title Emancipation Pendant

InscriptionsAM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?Marks and Labels/Stampsgoldsmith's marks on back of caseProvenanceFound by vendor in a Vermont estateExhibition HistorySeeing America: 18th and 19th Centuries, The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, New Jersey (March 14, 2022 - ongoing)
The Glitter and The Gold: Jewelry From the Newark Museum, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (August 18, 2009 - June 15, 2015)
"Objects of Desire: 500 Years of Jewelry", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (May 3, 2006 - February 10, 2008)

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