Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Laurel Hill Plantation, American, founded 1694
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
Date
before 1863
Medium
iron and wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 48 13/16 × 14 9/16 × 3 1/8 in. (124 × 37 × 8 cm)
Description
A cutter mattock with a long wooden handle from the Laurel Hill Plantation, South Carolina. The grubbing tool has a head with a combination iron axe blade and an adze, separated by a central eye. The wooden handle is threaded through the eye and has smaller pieces of wood wedged around the shaft. Painted in a small white rectangle at the base of the axe head is hand painted black text that reads [R440]. The shaft handle is split at the top, constructed from a branch, and is roughly squared. There is a small fragment of a paper tag that reads [[---?]T TOX / [---?]GRUB OUT / [---?]OTS / [---?]ile] and a white string that is knotted at each end.
Place used
Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Tools and Equipment
Type
ironwork
adzes
axes (tools)
Topic
Agriculture
Labor
Skilled labor
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2017.108.23.10
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd573ec5a4b-ef9d-4b55-bc5c-f52f664b28d3

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