The Power of an Image: Wedgwood’s Slave Cameos

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It was in 1787 that Wedgwood makes his greatest contribution to the anti-slavery cause through a very powerful and compelling image: the slave cameo.

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2007-10-01

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Abolitionists, Slavery, Jewelry, Fashion, Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730-1795

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Long, Desiree. "The Power of an Image: Wedgwood’s Slave Cameos" Oakland Journal 13 (2007). 159-174

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Oakland Journal Number 13: Fall 2007