Sadiron from Deltaville, Virginia

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Manufactured by: Unidentified

Date: Late 19th century

Medium: iron
Dimensions: H x W x D: 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (9.5 × 6.4 × 4.4 cm)

Description: A small marquise shaped flat iron with handle. The metal sadiron is made from a single piece of iron. The object is heavily corroded. No identifying marks are visible.

Place collected: Deltaville, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Slavery and Freedom Objects; Tools and Equipment-Domestic

Type: irons

Topic: Domestic life; Emancipation; Labor; Slavery

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Leonard H. Powell

Object number: 2017.95

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Sadiron from Deltaville, Virginia