Decorative ironwork hook
date: label: Date
content: 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: A decorative hook constructed from a single piece of metal. The mounting bracket of the hook is flat and projects vertically from the base. It has two drilled holes for wall mounting. The base of the hook is flat and horizontal and curves at the front into an S-shaped hook with a pointed swirl at the top. The shaft of the hook is flat with squared edges. On the back of the bracket is a white painted rectangle with hand painted black text that reads [R345].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Skilled labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.23.78
objectType: label: Type
content: ironwork
label: Type
content: hooks (object genre)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 × 4 1/2 × 1 in. (10.2 × 11.5 × 2.5 cm)