- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Medium
- iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 1/8 × 4 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (15.6 × 10.5 × 12 cm)
- Description
- A sad iron with a metal handle. The iron is triangular in shape with a rounded iron handle attached to the body. The handle has six grooves on the top. The metal is black in color.
- Place used
- Lena, Hampton County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- irons
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Labor
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.25.18.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




