Suffragette Ceramic Black Woman
A hand-painted suffragette ceramic figure of a black African woman, wearing a corset and short bloomers. In her right hand she holds a brown club, and in her left hand, a sign which reads, Votes for Women'. Her mouth is wide open, and her eyes rather wild'. The figure was made by Schafer and Vater, a firm founded in 1890 in Germany. Often referred to as the figure of Sojourner Truth, the African-American abolitionist and Women's Rights Activist. (real name Isabella Baumfree, 1797-1883) Height 15cm (6')
Picture No
10825073
Media ID
44897765
Size
2592px x 3872px
(3.0MB)
Credit
(c) The March of the Women Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Original figurine
Date
circa 1910
