Child's slave collar with key (1993.035.002); Tag reads "Slave Ring of about 1720 for a man. In the early 18th century it was fashionable to have black girls and boys, wearing these rings, as servants in large houses"
Collection
Miscellanea Collection
Made/Created
Date made
1720
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Shackle
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Restraint
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Regulative Devices
Nomenclature Class
Regulative & Protective T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology