Collection Highlights
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Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.55
Medium:
Paper, linen backing
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ankle shackles
Object Number:
INV.1059
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Each (shackle): 2 x 4 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (5.1 x 12.1 x 11.4 cm)
Part (length of chain): 33 x 3 x 3/4 in. (83.8 x 7.6 x 1.9
Description:
Metal ankle or leg shackles with hinged cuffs with perpendicular tabs where they meet; holes through the tabs for a padlock; hollow copper (probably) oval and round linked chain attached to a tab on each cuff.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
