(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) Scottish biscuit tin decorated with scenes from Uncle Tom's Cabin. Biscuit tin, 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 inches, with 5 relief offset chromolithographic vignettes; moderate wear including small areas of image loss and rust. Edinburgh, Scotland: McVitie & Price, circa 1896
Vignettes include "The Sale of Tom," "Haley and Uncle Tom," "Uncle Tom and Eva," "The Flight Across the Ice." The Scottish biscuit-making firm of McVitie & Price was founded in 1875. Another example of this tin held by the Victoria & Albert Museum is dated 1896.
