Shrub hook
date: label: Date
content: 18th-19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A metal shrub hook. The tool is J-shaped. It has a narrow, squared metal handle that tapers into a squared point at the bottom. The top the handle is molded to a curved hook on one side and has a stepped on the back side. The hook tapers at the point. The sides of the hook are molded and concave. Relief text near the hook reads [B.B.] on one side and a stamped [6] on the back.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: 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: 2017.108.23.65
objectType: 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: 10 13/16 × 3/8 × 6 7/8 in. (27.5 × 1 × 17.4 cm)