Manufactured by
Unidentified
Date
19th century
Medium
iron
Dimensions
H x W x D: 48 × 2 × 3 in. (121.9 × 5.1 × 7.6 cm)
Caption
This cooking pot hook came from a slave cabin that once stood on the Brock Plantation in the Princess Anne (Pungo/Backbay) area of Virginia Beach.
Description
A wrought iron cooking pot hook. The artifact has a large hook on one end with a smaller hook facing the opposite direction on the other end. The hook has nine holes along its length. The artifact has a pitted surface with spots of corrosion.
Place used
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Tools and Equipment-Culinary
Type
pothooks
Topic
Cooking and dining
Domestic life
Foodways
Labor
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Brock Family
Object number
2017.39.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d91ec989-1cfd-4869-90c5-453cf4e48ea3

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

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