Gate 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: This pothook consists of a long metal rod with a hook on one end. The hook at one end has a deep curve at the rounded portion. The opposite end of the rod is bent into a circle. The rod itself has a decorative twist in the metal halfway along its length. It has an Old Slave Mart Museum label with text that reads "R211A." There is a another piece of metal twisted through this circle with an Old Slave Mart label that reads "R211B."
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
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
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: 2017.108.20.15
objectType: label: Type
content: gate hardware
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: 16 3/16 × 1/4 × 1 13/16 in. (41.1 × 0.6 × 4.6 cm)