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| Title | Writing box with Wedgwood abolitionist medallion |
| Artist | William Hackwood ; Wedgwood |
| Date | c. 1790 |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | Not on view. |
| Medium: | Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Woodwork | Rolled paper on wood with stoneware (jasper) medallion |
| Size: | 2 5/16 x 4 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (5.87 x 11.75 x 6.67 cm) |
| Creation Place: | Europe, England |
| Culture: | Europe, England |
| Style: | 18th century |
| Inscriptions: | "AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?" across the top of the medallion |
| Physical Description: | Rare rolled paper decorated traveling writing box, fitted with a 'slave' medallion, Wedgwood, c.1787. The interior of the box is fitted for writing tools and retains its original salmon colored paper. England, c.1790; noteper Lotus Stack, Textile curator,'interior paper' is actually silk fabric. |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of funds from Lisa and Jud Dayton |
| Accession Number: | 95.19 |
| Artist: | William Hackwood, British (Stoke-on-Trent, England) |
| Role: | Designer |
| Nationality: | British |
| Life Dates: | British (Stoke-on-Trent, England) |
| Artist: | Wedgwood, Staffordshire, England, est. 1759 |
| Role: | Maker |
| Nationality: |
| Life Dates: | Staffordshire, England, est. 1759 |
| Added to Site: | February 28, 2009 |
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