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Summary
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: World Cultures
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: Wooden model of a slave ship. Stands on 4 wooden legs. The metal lid is in 2 parts and the larger piece states "Wm. Wilberforce Esq [uire] to the House of Commons". Inside the ship are painted 451 horizontal slaves in lines. Different sections of the ship are labelled; "Boys Room", "Womens Room", "Cabin", "Girls Room", and 2 "Store Room"s. Copy of original in Wilberforce House Museum, Hull, Made by Chris West, modelmaker in BMGA Learning section.
Current Location
On Display at M Shed, Bristol People Gallery
: West, Mr Chris - Bristol Museums & Art Gallery: Clarkson, Mr Thomas: Wilberforce, Mr William M.P.: Brooks, Mr Joseph
: slavery: Abolition of Slave Trade
: slavery: Abolition of Slave Trade: Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) / England, Northern Europe, Europe: Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) / England, Northern Europe, Europe: Brooks (later known as Brookes) Ship