Shuttle
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A wood shuttle probably used for sewing. The wood is light brown. The diamond shaped shuttle has a hollowed-out portion at center. The ends of the shuttle are pointed. The wood is cracked in several places, especially in the hollowed-out area. A tag attached to the shuttle has blue text that reads “Shuttle Cock / [illegible] TR / [illegible] 21 9 [illegible].”
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: Slavery and Freedom Objects
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: 2017.108.25.8
objectType: label: Type
content: shuttles (textile working 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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 7/8 × 1 15/16 × 1 9/16 in. (15 × 5 × 4 cm)