Branding iron with "S" head
date: label: Date
content: 1800s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Slave branding iron with "S" head. Branding iron has a "T" shaped wood handle, attached to brand using a nail. Iron brand is cylindrical and breaks in to two prongs that attach to the top and bottom of the "S" head.
place: label: Place collected
content: Georgia, United States, Lowcountry, North and Central America
label: Place collected
content: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Violence
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
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.6
objectType: label: Type
content: brands
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: metal, wood
label: Dimensions
content: 2 × 5 5/8 × 17 1/4 in. (5.1 × 14.3 × 43.8 cm)