Object Details
Created by
Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1850s
Owned by
George Thompson Garrison, American, 1836 - 1904
William Lloyd Garrison, American, 1805 - 1879
Description
Cardboard coin collection box produced by the Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society. The box is constructed in two pieces, a top and bottom. The top has a slot for coins and fits into the bottom. The box is yellow with black print, including a tableau on the front of kneeling enslaved figure surrounded by implements of bondage.
Transcription Center Status
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Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Garrison Family in memory of George Thompson Garrison
Date
1830s - 1850s
Object number
2014.115.9
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Type
boxes (containers)
Medium
ink on cardboard
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3 1/8 × 2 7/16 × 1 13/16 in. (7.9 × 6.2 × 4.6 cm)
H x W x D (a - body): 3 × 2 7/16 × 1 3/4 in. (7.6 × 6.2 × 4.4 cm)
H x W x D (b - lid): 13/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 11/16 in. (2.1 × 5.9 × 4.3 cm)
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Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Abolitionist movement
Exhibition
Slavery and Freedom
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Antislavery
Associations and institutions
Slavery
Social reform
Societies
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.115.9