- 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.