- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 1/2 × 6 1/4 × 1 9/16 in. (29.2 × 15.8 × 4 cm)
- Description
- A curb iron mule bit crafted by an unidentified enslaved person from a unidentified plantation in Charleston, South Carolina. The purchase has two (2), round curb strap rings attached to a small chain. Below is a ported mouthpiece and a shank ending in two (2) round rein rings. Handwritten text in white paint on the ported mouthpiece reads [011] on one side and [OSM] on the opposite side. Below [OSM] is a painted white rectangle with handwritten black text that reads [R353].
- Place made
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.24.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




