Mid-1800s Antique AMISTAD Gilt Porcelain CUP & SAUCER Slave Ship Black History

Description

Lovely antique cup and saucer, mid-19th century, hard-paste porcelain, the cup of paneled form with low circular foot and flaring rim, decorated in gilt with the word "Amistad" surrounded by floral motifs, the deeply dished saucer with concentric gilt bands, the cup 2-3/4" in diameter at the rim by 2-1/4" tall, the saucer 4" in diameter. A touch of mild rubbing to gilt; otherwise fine, attractive condition, with no cracks, chips, or staining.
"Amistad" = "friendship" in Spanish; also:
The name of the ship at the center of the landmark 1841 Supreme Court case that freed the slaves on the ship who had been captured by Portuguese slave hunters in Sierra Leone in contravention of international treaties; also:
Towns of that name in New Mexico and Texas.
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