- On View
- Slavery and Freedom Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1800s
- Medium
- metal, wood
- Dimensions
- 2 × 5 5/8 × 17 1/4 in. (5.1 × 14.3 × 43.8 cm)
- Description
- Slave branding iron with "S" head. Branding iron has a "T" shaped wood handle, attached to brand using a nail. Iron brand is cylindrical and breaks in to two prongs that attach to the top and bottom of the "S" head.
- Place collected
- Georgia, United States, Lowcountry, North and Central America
- Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- brands
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.