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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/LIB/9/6/20
Former ReferenceD3311/140/20
TitlePrint of engravings of full length figures entitled "A Black Man Slave" and "A Black Woman Slave"
Date[late 18th cent]
DescriptionBoth are wearing what looks to be turkish or arabic dress; the man has a turban and a cummerbund and is holding a club stck; the woman is wearing a hajib and holding at ray with jug and small cups on it
Paper size 44 x 38 cm, image sizes both 19 x 30 cm.
Extent1 print
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorGell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
TermSlaves
Slavery
Forced labour
Oppression
Ethnic groups
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