- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1790-1830
- Medium
- metal, wood
- Dimensions
- 2 1/2 × 2 × 20 3/8 in. (6.4 × 5.1 × 51.8 cm)
- Description
- Slave branding iron with "V" head. Branding iron is made of metal, with a wood handle at the end opposite of the "V' head. Wood handle is round and worn.
- Place collected
- Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, 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
- 2014.312.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




