Writing box with Wedgwood abolitionist medallion http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/824/writing-box-with-wedgwood-abolitionist-medallion ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Writing box with Wedgwood abolitionist medallion Writing box with Wedgwood abolitionist medallion http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/824/writing-box-with-wedgwood-abolitionist-medallion 16 16 Writing box with Wedgwood abolitionist medallion http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/824/writing-box-with-wedgwood-abolitionist-medallion http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/824/writing-box-with-wedgwood-abolitionist-medallion Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Woodwork William Hackwood ; Wedgwood 1785 1785 Europe, England Rolled paper on wood with stoneware (jasper) medallion Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:01:09 -0500 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Writing box with Wedgwood abolitionist medallion</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/William+Hackwood++++++%3B++++Wedgwood">William Hackwood ; Wedgwood</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="1785">c. 1790</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> Not on view. </td> </tr> </table><br/>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. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/824/writing-box-with-wedgwood-abolitionist-medallion William Hackwood ; Wedgwood