- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher, American, 1811 - 1896
- Date
- after 1852
- Medium
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 x 7 5/8 in. (2.5 x 19.4 cm)
- Description
- White ceramic plate with raised floral design around rim; decorated with text and image (possibly a transfer image) relating to Uncle Tom's Cabin. The text reads, "PAY AWAY TILL HE GIVES UP! GIVE IT HIM; GIVE IT HIM! UNCLE TOM WHIPPED TO DEATH." The image shows two black men beating a half-clothed black man while a well-dressed white man watches. Reverse: "G" "G"
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- plates (dishes)
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Design
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2011.51.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




