Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Sewing box
Object Number:
Z.1541.13a-h
Date:
1873-1890
Medium:
Wood, metal, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 9.2 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
carved: on bottom: "PAT'D 16 SEP. / 1873"
Description:
Wooden cylindrical sewing case, both ends are removable; the bottom unscrews to open a shallow space, the top slips off and holds a triple bobbin wound with silk floss, the top slips off and is hollow, holding two needles, when the top is on, it holds a thimble.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
