Name/Title
Wrought iron wrist shackleEntry/Object ID
703Description
Wrought iron wrist shackle. One wrist piece is locked by a p-lock with worm to unlock. Lock also has a grease hole. The other wrist piece is closed with two triangular loops of iron that interlock for chaining to another enslaved person's shackle. A two-holed spacer with a chain link on either side separates the two wrist pieces. Used to prevent escape of enslaved people, for example, while moving them from place to place.Acquisition
Accession
593Source or Donor
Robinson, Jessica WoodsAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Date made
circa 1770 - circa 1800