Shears manufactured by a formerly enslaved blacksmith, Fenwick Hall Plantation
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
label: Subject of
content: Fenwick Hall Plantation, American, founded 1730
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of iron shears (hedge clippers) manufactured by a formerly enslaved blacksmith from Fenwick Hall Plantation, South Carolina. The trimmer blades are crossed and attached with an adjustable screw near the blades. The top blade is thick with a straight edge and is rounded at the top near the tip. The bottom blade is smaller and hooked shaped. Painted in a small white rectangle at the center screw is hand painted black text that reads [R234]. The handles are elongated and taper towards the edges. They are connected with a slightly rounded bar of iron attached to each handle with screws.
place: label: Place used
content: Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Skilled 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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.23.54
objectType: label: Type
content: ironwork
label: Type
content: shears
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: 9 1/16 × 15 3/4 × 13/16 in. (23 × 40 × 2 cm)