Washboard
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A rectangular wooden washboard with metal scrubbing rods. The top of the washboard has green paint on parts of it and a large crack running diagonally across it. A knothole is on the right side. The twenty-five (25) scrubbing rods are attached to the washboard by u-nails. The main panel of the washboard has two thin side frames of wood nailed to it and a wider piece of wood nailed to the top side that serves as a handle.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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: Tools and Equipment
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: 2017.108.25.1
objectType: label: Type
content: maintenance and cleaning equipment
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: wood with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 21 1/16 × 13 3/8 × 1 7/8 in. (53.5 × 34 × 4.8 cm)