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Collection box of the Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society owned by Garrison family

Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1850s1830s - 1850s

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

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 an enslaved person in chains on his knees surrounded by implements of bondage.

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  • Title: Collection box of the Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society owned by Garrison family
  • Creator: Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1850s
  • Date Created: 1830s - 1850s
  • Physical Dimensions: H x W x D (b - lid): 13/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 11/16 in. (2.1 × 5.9 × 4.3 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: Civil War, 1861-1865, American Civil War (1861-1865), Societies, Antislavery
  • Medium: ink on cardboard
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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