Sadiron from Deltaville, Virginia

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.

A small marquise shaped flat iron with handle. The metal sadiron is made from a single piece of iron. The object is heavily corroded. No identifying marks are visible.

Catalog date

Late 19th century

Recorded places

Deltaville, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Domestic life; Emancipation; Labor; Slavery

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