- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1800s
- Medium
- metal, wood
- Dimensions
- 1 1/8 × 1 1/2 × 16 3/4 in. (2.9 × 3.8 × 42.5 cm)
- Description
- Slave branding iron with "O" head. Branding iron is made of metal and had a wooden handle at end opposite of "O" head. Metal portion of brand is twisted to create spiral-like design at center of brand. Wood handle is round and worn.
- Place collected
- Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- brands
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




