Wilberforce House collections

Wilberforce House Museum collections

Explore the history of the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies. Find out about the abolition movement. And get a fascinating glimpse into West African culture. We also hold many objects from William Wilberforce’s life.

Learn more about our collections below.

A large silver medallion with an image of a slave on it.

Stories of enslavement and resistance
3 pieces of multicoloured woven fabric

West African Collections
A large two handled silver pot

Silversmiths of Hull
A book containing handwritten writing in ink.

William Wilberforce’s letters and journals

Featured objects

An eighteenth century long coat.

William Wilberforce’s coat

  

A wooden model of a slave ship

Brookes Ship

  

A metal medallion with a kneeling man on it.

Anti-slavery medallion

  

Portrait of a black woman wearing a red top.

Portrait of Ira Aldridge

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We’re developing a new Collections database, but in the meantime you can still search on our old site.

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A woman restoring art

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