Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Darning egg
Object Number:
Z.1920
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 7 cm )
Description:
Brown blown glass darning egg; ovoid shape with open blowpipe mark at one end.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
