Plate

Bristol, England, or Plymouth Porcelain Works

1780

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Oval medallion of white jasper with green dip and white bas relief of Poor Maria – a young woman seated under a tree, weeping, with a small dog – mounted in a steel bracelet, the medallion held to the face with prongs, the surrounding border engraved with crosshatching and on either side a simple flower with leafy motifs, the band is attached to the face with hinges and is engraved with a stippled border and on either side a triangle with similar leafy motifs, with adjustable hook and chain clasp.
Small oval dish, painted with man, woman and dog
Small oval medallion of white jasperware with black jasper relief of an African slave wearing only a loin cloth, kneeling and in shackles, with his hands grasped together, around him the inscription AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?
Ornate lithophane holder of rectangular shape the frame highly decorated with intertwining, scrolling grape vines with leaves and bunches of grapes, at the bottom two vines scroll down and around to form legs upon which rests the holder, with a third leg in the back for support.