Slave whip owned by British abolitionist Charles James Fox
date: label: Date
content: late 18th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Hon. Charles James Fox, British, 1749 - 1806
notes: label: Description
content: Braided hide whip with wooden handle. A small ring of hide has been put through a hole at the end of the handle, presumably for storing the whip by hanging.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Caribbean
label: Place used
content: London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
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
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Movement
content: Abolitionist movement
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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: 2010.21.1.1
objectType: label: Type
content: whips (slavery artifacts)
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: hide and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 29 15/16 in. (76 cm)