Iron key ring from a plantation in North Carolina
date: label: Date
content: late 18th - mid 19th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Iron key ring, possibly belonging to an overseer, excavated from a plantation in North Carolina. The keys are on an iron circle with 3 small keys and 2 large keys. The keys have a circular ring on top to attach to the key holder. Each key has one or two notch locks which are often referred to as master keys.
place: label: Place used
content: North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family 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, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.105.3
objectType: label: Type
content: keys and key components
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: 7 × 3 3/4 × 3/8 in. (17.8 × 9.5 × 1 cm)