On View
Slavery and Freedom Gallery
Exhibition
Slavery and Freedom
Created by
Unidentified
Date
1845-1855
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Shackles: 2 5/8 × 19 × 8 in. (6.7 × 48.3 × 20.3 cm)
Key: 1/2 × 3/4 × 8 1/8 in. (1.3 × 1.9 × 20.6 cm)
Description
Metal shackle connected by a four link chain to a pair of metal loops. Shackle has a small hole for a key. Key (.2) consists of as thin piece of metal with small loop at end the faces forward. A flat loop is found at the opposite end of the key.
Place collected
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Type
keys (hardware)
shackles
Topic
Slavery
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number
2014.312.11.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ec7a59f-7452-4822-86bb-e262f788148a

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