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S Hook for Crane

Hand-wrought iron s hook for crane (object # 2014.2.4)​from estate collection in an 18th-century house in Annapolis, MD.

Estimated age: circa late 18th century

Object #: 2014.2.4.a



What visitors say

Thank you so much for leading us on a guided tour of the Joel Lane House! I had no idea that the kitchen was separate from the main house, and how different the two are. I had always assumed that the most dangerous job for a slave was in the fields, but your expertise showed me that the kitchen (because of the heat and potential for fire) was actually the most dangerous for a slave woman…

Maggie