F5762-3

'The Rescue' Long Caption: Cotton handkerchief with printed border in red and black. The border panels of this printed cotton handkerchief caricature the impact of British colonial policy on Africa. It was probably produced at the end of the 19th century, at a period when European colonial rule led to increasing social and political intervention in African societies. It illustrates the rescue of a group of slaves by a British military detachment and their subsequent ‘westernization’ through the introduction of European goods and commodities. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund Object: ZBA2476 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1890 Medium: cotton Size: 611 mm x 570 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.