- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- ca. 1860-1890
- Medium
- copper and wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (bowl): 3 3/4 × 8 1/16 × 6 7/8 in. (9.5 × 20.5 × 17.4 cm)
- H x W x D (handle): 13/16 × 9 1/8 × 13/16 in. (2.1 × 23.2 × 2.1 cm)
- Description
- This is a double spouted dipper with a metal bowl and a wooden handle. The bowl is globe-shaped with double narrow spouts. There is a small shallow dent at the bottom of the bowl. The wood handle is attached to the bowl via a metal plate with metal rivets. The handle's end has a small hole drilled through it. There is a fragment of canvas strap threaded through the hole. An Old Slave Mart label reads "R216."
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- Labor
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.20.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




