Shackles and key
date: label: Date
content: 1845-1855
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Metal shackles connected by six link chain. One of the shackles has a locking mechanism, while the other shackle closes using metal loops. Key (.2) consists of a small rectangular piece. Key has large loop handle.
place: label: Place collected
content: Lawrenceville, Gwinnett 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
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: 2014.312.12.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: keys (hardware)
label: Type
content: shackles
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
label: Dimensions
content: Shackles: 1 5/8 × 16 1/2 × 6 in. (4.1 × 41.9 × 15.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Key: 2 5/8 × 4 3/4 × 5/8 in. (6.7 × 12.1 × 1.6 cm)