Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a woman and a sister?"
Alternate Title(s):
Am I not a woman and a sister?
Published / Created:
England, circa 1835.
Physical Description:
1 fob seal : gilding over copper or copper alloy, amethyst-colored glass ; face 15 x 8 mm, depth 22 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:
View catalog record for a fob seal bearing the design of the anti-slavery medallion http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/12700818
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The image and motto is engraved in intaglio.
Subject Terms:
Hackwood, William, 1757-1839. | Josiah Wedgwood & Sons. | Chandler, Elizabeth Margaret, 1807-1834. | Female Society, for Birmingham, West-Bromwich, Wednesbury, Walsall, and Their Respective Neighbourhoods, for the Relief of British Negro Slaves. | Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. | Antislavery movements -- Great Britain. | Slave trade -- Great Britain. | Black people in art.
Form/Genre:
Fobs (objects) | Seals (artifacts)