Desk box and lid with weighted roller blotter

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Cast iron desk box, holding a weighted roller blotter. The box bears an embossed representation of a man kneeling in chains, a famous design by Josiah Wedgewood for the English & Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. The single word "HUMANITY" appears below the figure and a raised, decorative border is around the edge. The box contains a brass topped iron piece with a slightly curved bottom.

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