Object number
59/243
Description
An 18th C. Sussex-made pot hook. It consists of a rack with a hook at the top and holes along the length.
Pot hooks were used for suspending pots and kettles over the fire. They were hung from a chimeny crane or chimney bar by one end and the utensils would be hung from the other. This eighteenth-century, Sussex-made pot hook is made of wrought iron. It consists of a rack with a hook at the top and holes along the length, into which the suspension rod could be hooked.
Physical description
1 pot hook: iron
Archival history
Pre-MERL list / description – [Victoria and Albert Museum] ‘Ironwork objects for transfer to Museum of English Rural Life, Reading ... No. 13. Pot-hook. Wrought iron. A rack with hook below and a leaf ornament above, pierced with keyhole openings for the hooked suspension rod. English (Sussex): 18th. century.'
Production place
Sussex
Production date
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Production period
Eighteenth century
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Material
Technique
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4974.tif - High resolution image
