Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Decorative Arts
Skewer holder and three skewers
Object Number:
1920.127a-d
Date:
1770-1870
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall (skewer holder): 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/4 in. (0.3 x 10.5 x 10.8 cm)
Overall (b, skewer): 5/8 × 7 3/8 in. (1.6 × 1
Description:
Wrought iron "T"-shaped hook with broad, flat baluster-shaped middle with round hole for hanging; three tapering flat, wrought iron skewers with round hook at end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Provenance:
Formerly of the George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
