Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Medium:

iron

Dimensions:

4 5/16 x 14 3/16 x 3 15/16 in. (11 x 36 x 10 cm)

Type:

shackles

Date:

18th - early 19th century

Description:

Shackles consisting of an iron bolt with a pair of loops slid onto it through a hole in each end of the loop. One end of the bar is fixed closed by an integral metal flange large enough to prevent the loops from being removed. The other end of the bar, which ends in an "eye" is locked by a large "lock washer" inserted at the time the shackles were applied.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2008.10.3

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Exhibition:

Slavery and Freedom

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540ff8261-963e-45d9-9e56-45bc9a28fd5d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2008.10.3