Baluster from the Dock Street Theatre
date: label: Date
content: 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Dock Street Theatre, American, founded 1736
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: A baluster from the Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, South Carolina. The bottom third of the baluster shaft is square straight up to a square band. The rest of the shaft is clover shaped. There is a hollow diamond shape near the top third of the shaft. On either side of the diamond shape are eight (8) tiered leaf shaped decorative elements with bands around the middle. Just below the bottom tiered decorative element is handwritten text in white ink that reads [R399]. At the top of the shaft is a clover shaped metal cap.
place: label: Place made
content: Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Building Arts
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Skilled labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Theatre
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: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
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: 2017.108.24.11.1
objectType: label: Type
content: ironwork
label: Type
content: balusters
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: 36 × 2 1/2 × 7/8 in. (91.5 × 6.4 × 2.2 cm)