Sad iron owned by members of the Ellis family
date: label: Date
content: before 1870
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A cast iron sad iron with an elongated rounded triangular base with the point is at the front. The base has a ridge around the bottom and a decorative molding leading to the top surface. The top surface has [B / X / 7] in the cast. A handle projects from the top surface with supports and a thick cylindrical handle with a cross-hatched design on the top. There are two round holes on the underside of the handle.
place: label: Place used
content: Orange County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clara Ellis Payne
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.42.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: irons
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cast iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (12.1 x 9.5 x 15.6 cm)