These items, found at Thomas Jefferson’s plantation, Monticello, showcase what daily life for enslaved people outside of forced labor might have been like. The items demonstrate the variety of ways enslaved people tried to improve their lives through education, play, music, and more. The artifacts shown include a slate fragment, soapstone pencil fragments, dominos, a pocket knife, marbles, and a mouth or jaw harp.
Creator:
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Department of Archaeology
Date Created:
2016
Materials and Measurements:
Photograph; dominos, slate, marbles, pocket knife, dominos, mouth harp
Point of Origin:
Monticello
These items, found at Thomas Jefferson’s plantation, Monticello, showcase what daily life for enslaved people outside of forced labor might have been like. The items demonstrate the variety of ways enslaved people tried to improve their lives through education, play, music, and more. The artifacts shown include a slate fragment, soapstone pencil fragments, dominos, a pocket knife, marbles, and a mouth or jaw harp.
Creator:
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Department of Archaeology
Date Created:
2016
Materials and Measurements:
Photograph; dominos, slate, marbles, pocket knife, dominos, mouth harp
Point of Origin:
Monticello