(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION) KNIBB REVEREND WILLIAM Rev William K

Sale 2171 - Lot 97

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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500

(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) KNIBB, REVEREND WILLIAM. Rev. William Knibb, Jamaica. Commemorative copper medal, 1- 1/2 inches (44 mm) diameter; bust of Knibb facing right, reverse with the front façade of the new King Street Chapel, Falmouth, near Montego Bay; in a later velvet lined case. Extremely fine. London, 1837

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Fine commemorative medal for one of the best-known advocates for emancipation in the West Indies, designed by Joseph Davis. The reverse bears the legend: "80 feet by 60/ seats for 2000 persons & 600 children/ cost nearly L6000 St." Thomas Knibb, a Baptist minister, worked tirelessly on behalf of Jamaica''s black population, bond and free. He was responsible for raising the funds for the chapel shown on the reverse side of this medal. Reference Lawrence Brown, British Historical Medals, 1760-1960, Volume I, page 422, number 1755.