- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 29 1/8 × 8 11/16 × 1 15/16 in. (74 × 22 × 5 cm)
- Description
- A waffle iron with rectangular plates and elongated handles. Each interior of surface of the waffle plates has three (3) sections of pocket patterns: hearts, diamonds, and squares with engraved star shapes. The exterior of the plates are decorated with a scroll, arabesque pattern and each have the letters [ON] in the top right corner. The plates are connected at the bottom with two (2) hinges. Each handle has been threaded through a hole at the top of the plates and welded into place. The handles have small ball-shaped tips. On the back one of the waffle plates, near the hinge, is a painted white rectangle with handwritten black text that reads [R214].
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- ironwork
- waffle irons
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- Skilled labor
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.24.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




