Quilt clamp
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: A handmade cast iron quilt clamp with a screw handle. The clamp is in the shape of the letter “C” and has squared edges. A large screw goes through the top of the clamp. One side of the screw is flattened to form a handle.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.25.7
objectType: label: Type
content: clamping screws
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cast iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 × 3 15/16 × 9/16 in. (12.7 × 10 × 1.4 cm)