Catalogue Number
NBS I/D 140
Object Name
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Title
AMALGAMATED UNION OF BUILDING TRADE WORKERS EASTERN COUNTIES DIVISION CAMBRIDGE DISTRICT OPERATIVE BRICKLAYERS SOCIETY. ART. SCIENCE. UNITY. BROTHERHOOD.
Place
Cambridge; Cambridgeshire & England & UK;St Peters Cathedral & Rome & Italy
People
Waudby, A J; black slave depicted; worker: building workers: slave
Creator(s)
NBS National Museum of Labour HistoryNBS National Museum of Labour History
Description
Images on Front
Central panel shows A J Waudby's union emblem showing gauge work, brickmaking and bricklaying. Left roundel shows St Peter's, London, the right roundel St Peter's in Rome. Three women representing Architecture, Sculpture and Painting.
Images on Back
Centre panel shows bricklayer kneeling with a brick in his left hand and a trowel in his right. Justice and Liberty stand either side of him holding a laurel garland.Behind them a golden sunrise and figures representing Slavery and Capitalism.
Notes
record missing from conservation file Image: Copyright & courtesy of National Museum of Labour History. Copying of images is strictly prohibited.
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