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Plate with Uncle Tom's Cabin illustration
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Plate with Uncle Tom's Cabin illustration

Unidentified · after 1852

ceramic
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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"

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