Bullets from Point of Pines Plantation Point of Pines Plantation was the first site of Union occupation on Edisto in 1861. In fact, the plantation was named Fort Edisto by Union forces. Edisto was occupied on and off from 1861-1865. It became a point of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.92.1
A bureau made by Thomas Day. The bureau has a lower case, an upper case (2017.25a), mirror supports, and a mirror (2017.25b). The upper case has two drawers with metal key holes and wood drawer pulls. The lower case has four drawers. Each drawer has a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.25ab
A large wooden bowl with an uneven shape and a rounded bottom. The lip is decorated with incised Adinkra symbols. Formed metal pieces were nailed over 2 separate cracks, acting as "patches." There is surface wear throughout, particularly on the bottom and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.2
Burr Plato (c. 1833–1905) was a Canadian political figure. Of African-American background, he was born into slavery in Logan County, today part of West Virginia. Burr succeeded in escaping enslavement and making his way to Canada in 1856 after an arduous…
Burwell Toler (circa 1822 – July 21, 1880) (also known as "Burrell Toler") was an African American carpenter, minister and Republican politician. Probably born into slavery in Hanover County, Virginia, Toler became a carpenter and preacher before the…
Business card used by J.O. Simmons. The card is white with black printed text. The text reads [J.O. Simmons, / General Dealer In / Plantation Supplies. / ORDERS FORWARDED TO MY ADDRESS, / No. 88 North Second Street, St. Louis, Mo., / Will meet with prompt…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.251.6
This bronze portrait bust depicts Frank McWorter, formerly enslaved American and founder of New Philadelphia, Illinois. Shown from the chest up, the bust is mounted on a black stone rectangular base with the front protruding slightly at an angle. Frank…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.144
A butchering stick. The medium brown wooden stick is carved from a single piece of wood. It has an elongated, narrow, rounded shaft that tapers to blunt, carved points. At one end of the stick is an embedded flat head nail. A white paper sticker with black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.23.8
An Army of the James Medal, also known as The Butler Medal, consisting of an unpierced copper medal with no suspender or attached ribbon. The front of the medal contains an engraved wreath of what appears to be holly with a bow at the center and a single…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.155.307
