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Teapot made by Peter Bentzon
Created by:
Peter Bentzon, American, ca. 1783 - after 1850
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Medium:
silver and wood
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 x 12 x 5 in. (17.8 x 30.5 x 12.7 cm)
Type:
teapots
Place made:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Cultural Place:
Virgin Islands of the United States, United States, Caribbean, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1817-1829
Topic:
African American
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African diaspora
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Craftsmanship
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Free communities of color
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Ornamentation
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U.S. History, 1815-1861
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2010.14
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Broadside for an auction of enslaved persons at the Charleston courthouse
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Unidentified
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Unidentified Man or Men
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Unidentified Woman or Women
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Unidentified Child or Children
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Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 13 5/16 x 8 7/16 in. (33.8 x 21.5 cm)
Type:
broadsides
Place made:
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1859
Topic:
African American
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Business
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Colorism
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Commerce
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Domestic slave trade
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Health
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Law
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2010.21.3
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Documents and Published Materials
Slavery and Freedom Objects
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Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Charleston slave badge from 1815 for Servant No. 689
Created by:
John Joseph Lafar, American, 1784 - 1849
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Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
H x W: 2 7/16 x 2 1/2 in. (6.2 x 6.3 cm)
Type:
slave hire badges
Place made:
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1815
Topic:
African American
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Labor
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Skilled labor
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Slave hire system
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Slavery
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U.S. History, 1815-1861
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2010.27.3
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Daguerreotype of a boy holding a white baby
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Unidentified
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Subject of:
Unidentified Child or Children
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Medium:
silver amalgam, silver on copper photographic plates
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (14 x 10.8 cm)
H x W (Closed): 5 15/16 × 4 7/8 × 3/4 in. (15.1 × 12.4 × 1.9 cm)
H x W (Open): 5 15/16 × 9 5/8 × 3/8 in. (15.1 × 24.4 × 1 cm)
Type:
daguerreotypes
portraits
Date:
1850s
Topic:
African American
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Children
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2010.37
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Slavery and Freedom Objects
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Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Bill of sale for Charlotte and her daughter Kate to John Rouzee
Written by:
Muscoe G. Hunberg
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Received by:
John Rouzee, American, born 1776
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Subject of:
Unidentified Child or Children
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Unidentified Woman or Women
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Owned by:
Rouzee Family, American
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Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
L x W: 6 3/4 x 8 in. (17.1 x 20.3 cm)
Type:
financial records
bills of sale
Place made:
Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 26, 1805
Topic:
African American
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Motherhood
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2011.104.4
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Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Portfolio/Series:
Rouzee Family Papers
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51f7cdac4-578a-4860-8e13-e780debbc6d6
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Document listing sales of enslaved persons, farm equipment and acreage
Created by:
Alfred Williams Morrison, American, 1802 - 1883
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Subject of:
Samuel M. Morrison, American, born 1838
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Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
L x W: 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (27.3 x 22.2 cm)
Type:
bills of sale
Place used:
Howard County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1860
Topic:
African American
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Agriculture
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Domestic slave trade
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ann Miller Schillinger
Object number:
2011.106.13
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
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Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cedc304e-77aa-46c8-942a-133e1e8cd220
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Iron collar and key
Manufactured by:
Unidentified
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Medium:
wrought iron
Dimensions:
H x W x D (2011.155.285a collar): 1 1/2 × 6 × 6 1/4 in. (3.8 × 15.2 × 15.9 cm)
H x W x D (2011.155.285b key): 4 5/8 × 2 9/16 × 7/8 in. (11.7 × 6.5 × 2.2 cm)
H x W x D (2011.155.285c lock): 3 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 3/4 in. (7.9 × 6.7 × 1.9 cm)
Type:
keys (hardware)
collars (neckwear)
Date:
18th - mid 19th centuries
Topic:
African American
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.155.285abc
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Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c4a18a9e-ea93-4fd6-8ad6-327029ff27ba
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Enameled container and lid with anti-slavery slogan
Manufactured by:
Unidentified
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Medium:
porcelain and enamel
Dimensions:
Diameter (diameter X depth - assembled): 7/8 × 5/8 in. (2.2 × 1.6 cm)
Diameter (diameter X depth - container): 13/16 × 1/2 in. (2.1 × 1.3 cm)
Diameter (diameter X depth - lid): 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.2 × 0.6 cm)
Type:
boxes (containers)
Date:
1775-1791
Topic:
African American
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Slavery
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.155.286ab
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
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
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c9c8c487-349c-439d-a88e-b4093c00eacd
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Butler Medal
Manufactured by:
United States Mint, American, founded 1792
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Designed by:
Anthony C. Paquet, German, 1814 - 1882
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Commissioned by:
Gen. Benjamin Franklin Butler, American, 1818 - 1893
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Medium:
copper
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Type:
medallions (medals)
Place made:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1865
Topic:
African American
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.155.307
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Slavery and Freedom Objects
Awards and Medals
Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58da10fb0-67d8-435a-bfa3-8f736bc71a00
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.155.307
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Gordon Under Medical Inspection
Created by:
McPherson & Oliver, American
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Gordon, American
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Frederick W. Mercer, American, 1838 - 1910
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Medium:
albumen and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 4 x 2 3/8 in. (10.2 x 6 cm)
Type:
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Place captured:
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1863
Topic:
African American
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Antislavery
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Emancipation
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Fugitive enslaved
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Health
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Identity
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Medicine
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Military
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Self-liberation
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Slavery
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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Violence
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.155.54
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Public Domain
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
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Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51909f11b-6b0a-49f8-9934-640a8107f1bf
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Letter to the parents of David Hoyt from James F. Legate
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James F. Legate, American, 1829 - 1902
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Subject of:
David Hoyt, American, 1821 - 1856
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Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (20 x 13 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
Place depicted:
Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
Place made:
Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 11, 1856
Topic:
African American
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American West
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Antislavery
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Correspondence
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U.S. History, 1815-1861
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.23.2
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
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
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55529fc2b-0c24-46eb-a217-16fdf7138a2a
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Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly
Written by:
Harriet Beecher Stowe, American, 1811 - 1896
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Published by:
John P. Jewett & Company, American, 1846 - 1860
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Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 9 5/16 × 6 5/16 × 7/8 in. (23.7 × 16 × 2.2 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 9 5/16 × 12 1/2 × 7/8 in. (23.7 × 31.8 × 2.2 cm)
Type:
books
Place printed:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1852
Topic:
African American
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Race relations
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Self-liberation
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Stereotypes
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U.S. History, 1815-1861
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.26.6
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Abolitionist movement
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/fd50fa60862-6d1d-41fc-aea1-b204753ada70
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Daguerreotype of Rhoda Phillips
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Unidentified
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Subject of:
Rhoda Phillips, American, 1831 - 1906
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Medium:
silver amalgam, silver on copper photographic plates
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 2 x 2 1/2 in. (5.1 x 6.4 cm)
Type:
daguerreotypes
portraits
Place captured:
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1850
Topic:
African American
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American South
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Photography
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.34
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Public domain
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Media Arts-Photography
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/fd533d1a70b-94d8-465e-9bf5-1b369fc09f20
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Written by:
Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895
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Published by:
Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, American, founded 1835
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Subject of:
William Lloyd Garrison, American, 1805 - 1879
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Wendell Phillips, American, 1811 - 1884
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Medium:
ink on paper, cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 12.7 cm)
H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 × 5 × 4 7/8 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 12.4 cm)
H x W x D (open at 60 degrees): 7 × 5 × 4 1/4 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 10.8 cm)
Type:
narratives
hardcover books
Place printed:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1845
Topic:
African American
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Freedom
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Literature
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Men
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Resistance
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Self-liberation
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U.S. History, 1815-1861
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elizabeth Cassell
Object number:
2011.43.1
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Public domain
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Abolitionist movement
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/fd591fe36d9-f8c3-463c-9599-d71a955cbcaa
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My Bondage and My Freedom
Written by:
Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895
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Published by:
Miller, Orton & Co.
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Subject of:
Gerrit Smith, American, 1794 - 1874
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Medium:
ink on paper, cardboard, leather
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (19.1 x 14 x 4.4 cm)
H x W x D (IN SPECIALLY MADE STAND): 5 1/8 × 7 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (13 × 18.6 × 19.1 cm)
Type:
narratives
hardcover books
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1857
Topic:
African American
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Freedom
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Fugitive enslaved
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Identity
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Men
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Resistance
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Self-liberation
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Social reform
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U.S. History, 1815-1861
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elizabeth Cassell
Object number:
2011.43.2
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Abolitionist movement
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/fd5915f35e6-54ba-421e-915c-0c65b5491aa1
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Charleston slave badge from 1847 for Porter No. 365
Created by:
Unidentified
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Medium:
copper
Dimensions:
H x W: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (4.4 x 4.4 cm)
Type:
slave hire badges
Place used:
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1847
Topic:
African American
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Labor
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Skilled labor
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Slave hire system
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Slavery
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U.S. History, 1815-1861
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2011.51.10
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No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Collection title:
Liljenquist Family 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
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Shield-shaped identification pin for William H. Clay
Created by:
Unidentified
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Owned by:
William H. H. Clay, American, 1843 - 1865
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Medium:
silver alloy, copper, gold
Dimensions:
H x W: 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. (1.6 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm)
Type:
badges
Place used:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1864-65
Topic:
African American
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Military
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Slavery
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2011.51.5
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Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Awards and Medals
Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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Stoneware jug created by Thomas Commeraw
Created by:
Thomas Commeraw, American, active 1797-1819
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Medium:
ceramic and glaze
Dimensions:
15 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 31 5/8 in. (38.7 x 24.8 x 24.8 x 80.3 cm)
Diameter (Base): 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Type:
jugs
Place made:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1797 - 1819
Topic:
African American
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Craftsmanship
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Design
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Free communities of color
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Labor
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Ornamentation
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U.S. History, 1783-1815
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.61
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Public Domain
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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Stoneware storage jar
Created by:
Dave the Potter, American, circa 1800 - circa 1870
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Medium:
ceramic and glaze
Dimensions:
H x W: 17 x 15 1/2 in. (43.2 x 39.4 cm)
Type:
jars
Place made:
Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1852
Topic:
African American
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Craftsmanship
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Slavery
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.69
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
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Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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School copy book used by Hannah Amelia Lyons
Printed by:
Philip Price Jr., American
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Used by:
Hannah Amelia Lyons, American
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Medium:
ink on paper with string
Dimensions:
H x W: 13 x 8 in. (33 x 20.3 cm)
Type:
workbooks
Place printed:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1830-1836
Topic:
African American
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Children
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Education
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Free communities of color
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U.S. History, 1815-1861
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hope Evans Boyd
Object number:
2012.124.2
Restrictions & Rights:
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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