Collection Highlights

Slave shackles

Date:

ca. 1866

Object Number:

1921.20

Medium:

Steel

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Object name

Oil/kerosene lamp

Date

1879-1900

Medium

Sheet brass

Dimensions

Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 x 4 in. (14 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm) Overall (with handle raised): 8 x 4 x 4 in. (20.3 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm)