1787 Josiah Wedgewood. Cast Iron Anti-Slavery | Abolitionists Propaganda Bible Stansby for Robert Mylbourne at

Stansby for Robert Mylbourne at the Signe of the Blacke Beare

Fascinating collection probably assembled for a family whose husband and father were off fighting

She then built them chapels all across the United Kingdom

Small tear from wax seal as shown

But still we know where our Help lies

1787 Josiah Wedgewood. Cast Iron Anti-Slavery | Abolitionists Propaganda Bible Stansby for Robert Mylbourne atWe have not been able to trace another example of this fine cast iron slave image, likely used as a paperweight. This precise image, of the imploring slave, was adopted by Josiah Wedgewood in 1787 and printed, stamped, forged, sculpted into a myriad of forms, often with the surrounding phrase, "Amniota. A Man and a Brother." It was later changed to, "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" Spellings of the name vary, but are connected to the moving story of a