Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

Statue of a Female Slave
By Hiriam Powers
1847
One of several version of a female Greek slave. The original became so famous that Powers made another six. One of them is at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. It became a favorite symbol of American abolitionists before the Civil War.
Parian porcelain. H 48 cm
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, FRDO 1105



Statue of a Female Slave By Hiriam Powers 1847 One of several version of a female Greek slave. The original became so famous that Powers made another six. One of them is at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. It became a favorite symbol of American abolitionists before the Civil War. Parian porcelain. H 48 cm Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, FRDO 1105
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