Pitchfork from the Chicora Wood Plantation
date: label: Date
content: 19th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
label: Subject of
content: Chicora Wood Plantation, American, founded 1732
notes: label: Description
content: A handmade pitchfork constructed from a hickory tree branch from the Chicora Wood Plantation in Plantersville, South Carolina. The pitchfork is constructed from a three-pronged branch that serves as the handle and tines and a carved piece of wood with three holes to hold the tines in place. The tines have been carved to points at the ends. There are two metal twists around the handle. Painted on the edge of the tine holder is a white rectangle with hand painted black text that reads [R438].
place: label: Place used
content: Plantersville, Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
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
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: 2017.108.23.23
objectType: label: Type
content: pitchforks
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: hickory and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 55 5/16 × 12 3/16 × 2 5/16 in. (140.5 × 31 × 5.9 cm)