Plaster mold impression part of a baluster from an iron balcony
date: label: Date
content: 19th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: A plaster mold impression of a baluster from an iron balcony. The plaster mold is painted black at the top and white on the bottom. It is mounted with two (2) wires on a painted green wooden board with screw holes at each corner. At the top of mold is a black fleur-de-lis and below is an ornate fruit design in black and white painted plaster that includes persimmons, grapes, peaches, and figs, intertwined with leaves. At the bottom of the mold is an exposed piece of metal wire. Handwritten on one of the black painted figs in white paint is the text [R398]. Affixed below the mold with four (4) metal mounting brackets is a white label with black, handwritten text in a black frame. The text reads [PLASTER MOLD / Impression / Part of Iron Balcony / Near / Natchez Mississippi / Property – OLD SLAVE MART / MUSEUM / 1948]. On the back of the board are two (2) sets of twisted metal wires holding the top and bottom of the plaster mold to the board.
place: label: Place made
content: Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Building Arts
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Skilled labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
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: 2017.108.24.10
objectType: label: Type
content: ironwork
label: Type
content: architectural moldings by form: section
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: paint on plaster with iron and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Overall): 30 7/8 × 11 1/8 × 2 3/4 in. (78.5 × 28.2 × 7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Plaster): 21 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 1 15/16 in. (55.2 × 14 × 5 cm)