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Bead bracelets
Description:
Bead bracelets from the Gold Coast. Beads traded for slaves or other African goods were used to make jewellery
Date: unknown
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Object ID:Ea 10260
Carved ivory tusk
Description:
Carved ivory tusk from the Congo, 19th century
Date: 19th century
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Object ID:Ea 6526
Carved ivory tusk
Description:
Carved ivory tusk from the Congo, 19th century. Figures of men, women and children cover tusk. These include bound prisoners and two men chained together with neck rings: probably slaves or captives
Date: 19th C
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Object ID:Ea 6526
Elephant tusks
Description:
Elephant tusks. Ivory was an important item of trade. It was used for decorative items
Date: unknown
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Object ID:Ab 4207, 4208
Historic site, St. Mary Redcliffe Church
Description:
Historic site, St. Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol. Local myth has it that this famous parish church held slaves in the caves below before they were sold, but there is no written evidence for this. It is said that in 1791 the bells of St. Mary’s were rung in celebration when a law to end slavery was defeated in Parliament. The bells were rung out whilst the citizens of the city celebrated. This was true of many Bristol curches. In fact, a traveller coming to the city from Wales was so disgusted by the noise of celebrations that he supposedly turned around and went home rather than enter the city. There are no records in the church accounts which might support this myth.
With thanks to the authors of the Slave Trade Trail around Central Bristol, Madge Dresser, Caletta Jordan, Doreen Taylor.
Creator: BCC Museum
Date: 2003
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
St. Mary Redcliffe
Description:
Photograph, St Mary Redcliffe, 1999
Date: 1999
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Woven cap
Description:
Woven rafia cap, Bakuba people, Congo.
Creator: Bakuba
Date: unknown
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Object ID:Ea 11990
Commercial Rooms
Description:
Photograph of Commercial Rooms, Corn Street, Bristol 1999.
Date: 1999
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Clare Street
Description:
Photograph of Clare Street, Bristol, 1999. Modern day view of Clare Street, Bristol. Clare Street was built in 1775 and named after Viscount Clare, formerly Robert Nugent, who was MP for Bristol for 20 years from 1754. He was involved in the 1750 Act which replaced the London-based Royal African Company with the Company of Merchants Trading to Africa.The new company gave merchants a say in the running of the African trade.
Date: 1999
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Thomas Daniel
Description:
Thomas Daniel portrait. Thomas Daniel was one of Bristol’s biggest sugar merchants.
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Object ID:M5406
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