Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Carl Lyles, American
- Description
- A doubletree harness consisting of a wood evener bar (central piece) connected to two wood single trees (end pieces) with iron joints. There is an iron ring at the center of the evener bar and iron hooks at both ends of the single trees.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
- 1880s - 1890s
- Object number
- 2012.155.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- harnesses
- Medium
- wood and iron
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 x 85 in. (20.3 x 215.9 cm)
- H x W x D (Two single trees [approximate]): 2 5/8 x 35 x 1 1/4 in. (6.7 x 88.9 x 3.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Evener bar): 3 5/8 x 39 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (9.2 x 99.7 x 3.8 cm)
- Place used
- Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Agriculture
- Communities
- Families
- Rural life
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.155.4
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dc0af25b-636a-4876-8d64-ddfeafb0ee85
