- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- before 1870
- Medium
- cast iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (12.1 x 9.5 x 15.6 cm)
- Description
- A cast iron sad iron with an elongated rounded triangular base with the point is at the front. The base has a ridge around the bottom and a decorative molding leading to the top surface. The top surface has [B / X / 7] in the cast. A handle projects from the top surface with supports and a thick cylindrical handle with a cross-hatched design on the top. There are two round holes on the underside of the handle.
- Place used
- Orange County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- irons
- Topic
- Black interiors
- Domestic life
- Families
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clara Ellis Payne
- Object number
- 2012.42.2.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




