Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Hook
Object Number:
Z.1429
Date:
1750-1775
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 24.8 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
pencil inscription: on paper accomanying object: "Hicks House/Revolutionary/House-Bayside./Sept. 18 - 1937"
Description:
Wrought iron hook from Hicks House in Bayside; hook with shaft formed around tapering section of wood; wrought nail with square head joins iron to wood core.
Gallery Label:
According to a note with the object, this hook is from the Hicks House, a Revolutionary-period house in Bayside.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
