Sad iron
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1860
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A sad iron with a metal handle. The iron is triangular in shape with a rounded iron handle attached to the body. The handle has six grooves on the top. The metal is black in color.
place: label: Place used
content: Lena, Hampton County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
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: 2017.108.25.18.2
objectType: label: Type
content: irons
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: 6 1/8 × 4 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (15.6 × 10.5 × 12 cm)