- On View
- Slavery and Freedom Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Created by
- Trammell, Joseph, American, 1831 - 1859
- Date
- 1852
- Medium
- tin
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 × 3 3/8 × 11/16 in. (12.7 × 8.6 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- A small, handmade tin box with sliding lid. Used to hold certificate of freedom and carry in pocket.
- Place used
- Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Type
- boxes (containers)
- Topic
- Emancipation
- Free communities of color
- Freedom
- Identity
- Law
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elaine E. Thompson, in memory of Joseph Trammell, on behalf of his direct descendants
- Object number
- 2014.25.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.