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A branding iron with a rectangular head and wooden grip on the rod.
Branding Iron
A branding iron with a rectangular head and wooden grip on the rod.
A branding iron with a rectangular head and wooden grip on the rod.
Branding Iron, Unknown Maker, n. d., iron and wood, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Branding Iron

Daten. d.
Mediumiron and wood
DimensionsRod: 23 inches (58.4 cm)
Brand: 1 × 4 3/4 × 2 1/4 inches (2.5 × 12.1 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Eugenia Burroughs.
Object number1944.13
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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis brand, "McA" , was used to mark Henry McAlpin's livestock. McAlpin's Hermitage Plantation was located three miles east of Savannah on the Savannah River. In addition to its livestock production and rice fields, the Hermitage estate included a sawmill, brick plant, and iron foundry, making it one of the only antebellum river estates to achieve prominence through its industrial rather than agricultural output. Over 200 enslaved people, who lived in 50 small uniform brick buildings, labored on the 610-acre operation.
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