Platter cover
date: label: Date
content: 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: This is a domed cover for a platter. Its sides rise straight upward for approximately 7.9 cm then curved inward in an indentation, before swelling outward in a rounded curve. It appears to be have been made in separate sections; the straight rise is a metal hoop that is soldered to the top dome, which is one piece. A decorative finial is attached on top as a handle. There is an Old Slave Mart Museum label on the inside of the lid that reads "R286."
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
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: 2017.108.20.19
objectType: label: Type
content: dome covers
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: H x W x D: 9 1/4 × 15 1/16 × 11 15/16 in. (23.5 × 38.3 × 30.3 cm)