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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 309772, member: 5833&quot;]It&#039;s an interesting piece.&nbsp; The kneeling figure is essentially the same one used as the emblem for the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in England that Josiah Wedgwood made into plaques, brooches &amp; other items for promoting the cause.&nbsp; These had the words &#039;Am I Not a Man and a Brother?&#039; around the edge.&nbsp; The French Societe des Amis des Noires used this:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]102321[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My seal says VOILA UN HOMME, paralleling Ecce Homo, so possible it reflected one person&#039;s private conviction rather than the sentiment of an organization.&nbsp; Anyone who wore it as a ring (it is much too large for me) was definitely making his or her position known.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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