Pair of Middle Passage wrought iron slave shackles

Sale 2377 - Lot 9

Price Realized: $ 2,080

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Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000

Pair of "Middle Passage" wrought iron slave shackles, with a 15 inch long bar, to which are attached two circular wrist pieces, each 3-1/2 inches in diameter; heavy and even oxidation consistent with age and material. Np, circa 1750-1800

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A pair of shackles of the type employed during the cruel 'Middle Passage' from the West Coast of Africa to the West Indies and beyond. A large and heavy pair, no doubt made for a large man. See Lydia Maria Child's 'Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans called Africans' (Boston, 1833, page 16) for a representation of shackles like these.