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Copper slave badge imprinted "Charleston No. 261 Fruiterer 1812." The badge is a contemporary counterfeit--"Fruiterer" is not a known occupation to be printed upon slave badges.
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Small silver identification anklet, possibly used to mark slaves with a history of escaping. Anklet contains a lock, key, and identification tag, which is blank. Manufactured by Hiatt.
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Two blocks of wood that are painted white on top and widest side. They are documented as having come from Harriet Beecher Stowe's house.
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A musket found under the floorboards of slave quarters at Ashemeade Plantation near Jacksonville, Florida.
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One pair of cast iron andirons, each with a shaped log nest. Origin unknown.
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Set of forged iron leg shackles with two U-shaped cuffs and interlocking closures.
Date:
1700
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Set of iron leg shackles used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade from Africa to North America. The chains that join each cuff contain incised designs resembling ferns.
Date:
1700
Description:
Set of iron leg shackles used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade from Africa to North America. The chains that join each cuff contain incised designs.
Date:
1700
Description:
Set of iron leg shackles used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade from Africa to North America. The chains that join each cuff contain incised designs.
Date:
1700
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Set of iron wrist shackles; two U-shaped cuffs with large iron pin enclosures. Leather strap attached to one link. Closed cuff has a pin lock.
Date:
1800 and 1899
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A door latch, lock, and handle recovered from Harriet Beecher Stowe's house.
Date:
1800 and 1824
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Pirate's powder horn, used to store gunpowder. Engraved on the bottom of the horn is a flower design and the initials "T.Y." Origin unknown.
Date:
1800 and 1899
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A slave child's chair. The chair is made with mortise and tenon joints reinforced with square nails. The seat is of animal skin. Origin unknown.
Date:
1800 and 1899
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Leather whip, open on one end with split pieces of leather. Origin unknown.
Date:
1800 and 1850
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Carved walnut walking stick (cane) found under the floorboards of slave quarters at Ashemeade Plantation near Jacksonville, Florida.
Date:
1800 and 1824
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Kaolin pipe with a landscape scene molded into the bowl. The scene contains a multi-storied building with an arched entryway and flag flying. Pipe stem is broken. Origin Africa.
Date:
1800 and 1824
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Kaolin pipe with the face of an African gentleman molded into the bowl. Pipe stem is broken.
Date:
1800
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A pirate's powder ball boot pistol; origin unknown.
Date:
1800
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A pirate's whirling cutlass with etched bone handle. Origin unknown.
Date:
1800
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Set of iron leg shackles with two U-shaped cuffs.
