Sadiron from Deltaville, Virginia
date: label: Date
content: Late 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A small marquise shaped flat iron with handle. The metal sadiron is made from a single piece of iron. The object is heavily corroded. No identifying marks are visible.
place: label: Place collected
content: Deltaville, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
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, Leonard H. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.95
objectType: label: Type
content: irons
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: iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (9.5 × 6.4 × 4.4 cm)