Leg shackles

Title:

Leg shackles

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 resembling ferns.

Collection Title:

Walter Pantovic Artifact Collection

Contributing Institution:

Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston

Media Type:

Objects

Topical Subject:

Leg irons--18th century, African Americans--Social conditions--18th century, Slave trade--Africa--18th century, and Slave trade--United States--18th century

Geographic Subject:

Africa, United States, and North America

Shelving Locator:

1999.001.017

Date Digital:

2009-11

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Information:

For more information contact archivist at the Avery Research Center, 125 Bull Street, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

29910