Fork from the Tubman household
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Object Details
- Date
- 1870s
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
- Description
- Wooden-handled fork from the Tubman household.
- Place used
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Black interiors
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Exhibition
- Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.50.35b
- Type
- forks
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- wood and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/2 x 1 in. (19.1 x 2.5 cm)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2009.50.35b