Child's Plate with the scene "Pay Away Till He Gives Up! Give it Him! Give it Him! from "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Unknown American or English, American or English, after Charles Howland Hammatt Billings, American, 1818 - 1874
about 1852-1855
Glazed earthenware with black transfer vignette in center and embossed floral design on rim
Diameter: 8 11/16 in. (22 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Purchased through the James and Barbara Block Acquisitions Endowment
2016.3
Geography/Culture
North America, United States
Period
19th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Service
Classification
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscription
Inscribed, in transfer image, top: PAY AWAY TILL HE GIVES UP! GIVE IT HIM! GIVE IT HIM!; bottom of image: UNCLE TOM WHIPPED TO DEATH.
Provenance
Martyn Edgell Antiques Limited, Cambridgeshire, England; sold to present collection, 2016.
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