. . . "Bags such as this were produced by groups campaigning for the abolition of slavery. The bags were sold with campaigning materials such as pamphlets and newspaper extracts and a card explaining the purpose of the bags. Women were particularly involved in the dissemination of abolitionist material culture, such as bags, pin-cushions, jewellery, prints and pamphlets, particularly in the late 1820s when women became increasingly significant in the movement.\nBritain officially ended participation in the slave trade in 1807, though British banks continued to provide credit to foreign traders and the institution of slavery remained intact in the British Empire. Slavery was not abolished in British territories until 1834 (the Emancipation Act was passed in 1833), though slaves were required to serve a further 7 years as apprentices to their masters."@en .