Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Pastry jagger
19th century
United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This pastry jagger/ utensil has a round spiked circle at one end. The opposite end has a sharp triangular point that is bent inward. Mid-way between the triangular section and the circle is a metal flange bent inward along the handle. Both inward bent sections are of similar length. There is a long narrow handle between the circle and the narrow triangular blade. Halfway along the handle is a label from the Old Slave Mart Museum consisting of a white background and black writing that reads "R347."
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2017.108.20.18
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