Metal hearth griddle
date: label: Date
content: 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A round, metal hearth griddle. The hearth griddle has two (2) round pressing plates and two (2) elongated handles are crossed and connected by a rivet near the plates. The handles are attached to the plates with two (2) rivets and welded into place. The plates are round and flat. The exterior surface of the plates is rough and undecorated. The interior surface of the plates are rough textured and both have incised vertical markings along the edges and a central impression of an eagle and U.S. insignia. The top handle ends in a small curved hook. And the bottom handle end in a small ball.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
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
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
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: 2017.108.24.8
objectType: label: Type
content: presses (culinary tools)
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: iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 23 7/16 × 5 1/8 × 4 1/8 in. (59.5 × 13 × 10.5 cm)