- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Powers Holloway, Fannie B., American, 1878 - 1970
- Date
- early 19th century
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 7/16 × 3 1/4 × 2 9/16 in. (11.2 × 8.2 × 6.5 cm)
- Description
- A square, metal cowbell with a metal clapper and handle. The clapper is connected to the inside of the bell with a metal rod. The bell was made by an unidentified enslaved person and used on the Holloway Plantation in the Port Royal area of Virginia.
- Cultural Place
- Carroline County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- cowbells
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Domestic life
- Labor
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.25.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




