Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Narrow bead molder made by Cesar Chelor
1753-1784
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 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.
A wooden bead molder. There is evidence of older dents, abrasions, and scratches, but the plane is covered in a dark stain that obscures damage from past use. There is uneven staining and dark stains on the stock's proper right side. There is minor checking crack at the stock heel's proper left side. In relief on the toe, oriented vertically, is [CE*CHELOR / WRENTHAM].
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2023.8.21
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