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cotton plant

1. Cotton Plant

Cotton was a major export, the trade relied heavily on the exploitation of enslaved people. The Bishops that were situated in Fulham palace were involved in slave trade and ships

Deftware plate

2. Delftware Plate

17th/18th Century. Displayed at Fulham Palace.

3. Okra Plant

Okra was used medicinally, with the leaves used for inflammation and the pods used to induce abortions, particularly during the slave trade, a practice also found in West Africa.

plate

4. Blue Passionflower

Duchess of Beaufort, Mary Somerset, had a significant interest in gardening and botany, especially passion flowers.

Fonio

5. Fonio Plant

An African cereal that is harvested by farmers in Africa, and is one of the fastest maturing cereals. Primarily it was used as a a provisionfor the ships carrying enslaved people across the Atlantic.

Saltware

6. Watermelon Fuit and Leaves

The watermelon today is a reminder of the historical injustices that African Americans continue to face due to Triangular trade.

Plasterwork

7. Saltware Glazed Jug

18th century. Displayed at Fulham Palace.

Okra

8. Clay Pipe

Victorian 19th century. Displayed at Fulham Palace.

Plasterwork grapes moulding

10. Plasterwork Grapes Moulding

17th century.

Pot handle

11. Pot Handle

13th-14th Century. Displayed at Fulham Palace

Sherd hut jar

12. Sherd Hunt Jar

Chinese Ceramic

13. Blue and White Chinese Ceramic

18th-19th century. Displayed at Fulham Palace

Doves Type font

14. Doves Type Font

In 1916, a grumpy printer tossed his famous typeface into the Thames to spite his business partner. A century later, mudlarks and divers finally bring it back to life.

Ship monocle

15. Ship Monocle

Mudlarking found object

Transferware mug

16. Transferware Mug

1840. Displayed in Fulham palace.

Chisel and guide

17. Chisel and Guide

19th Century. Displayed in Fulham Palace

Spoons

18. Bishop Sherlock's Spoons

1748 - 1761

Spitfire pin

19. Spitfire Metal Pin

Mudlarking found object

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