- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 1/2 × 5 × 4 1/4 in. (24.1 × 12.7 × 10.8 cm)
- Description
- Solid Civil War iron shot ball made into shackle. Surrounding the circular shot ball is an outer layer of iron with lines cut throughout to help it fit tight around the shot, completely covering the back of the shot ball. The outer layer continues past the ball and extends out to connect to a chain link that is broken. The shackle is extremely rusted.
- Place collected
- Fort Anderson, Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- shackles
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.105.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




