- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1845-1855
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Shackles: 1 5/8 × 16 1/2 × 6 in. (4.1 × 41.9 × 15.2 cm)
- Key: 2 5/8 × 4 3/4 × 5/8 in. (6.7 × 12.1 × 1.6 cm)
- Description
- Metal shackles connected by six link chain. One of the shackles has a locking mechanism, while the other shackle closes using metal loops. Key (.2) consists of a small rectangular piece. Key has large loop handle.
- Place collected
- Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- keys (hardware)
- shackles
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.12.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




