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Cross-shaped wooden pattern for cast iron

mid 19th-mid 20th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A cross-shaped, wooden pattern for casting iron. It is constructed from wood that has been stained dark brown. The front of the cross has a smaller relief cross at the center. There are two (2) semicircular wedge shapes projecting from the surface of each end of the cross. At the bottom of the cross is a red and white price sticker with [$10.00] handwritten in the white field and the word [Price] printed in white text in the red field. The back of the cross is plain with a small relief square with the crossbars meet.

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Catalog reference: 2017.108.23.28

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