Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Aigrette
Object Number:
Z.1329a-c
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Feathers, wire, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. ( 17.1 x 11.1 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Pink and green aigrette with wire attached to the bottom of each feather and applied with paper tape; the ends of the wire are crooked.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
