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59/252
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is an eighteenth-century, Sussex-made, wrought iron ratchet hanger, used for suspending cooking utensils over an open hearth. It consists of a toothed rack with a hook at one end and a fleur-de-lys ornamentation at the other. The ratchet is attached by a shackle to the hooked suspension rod.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 hanger: metal, iron
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
Pre-MERL list / description – [Victoria and Albert Museum] ‘Ironwork objects for transfer to Museum of English Rural Life, Reading ... No. 14. Pot-hook. Wrought iron. A toothed rack ending below in a hook with incised ornament and above in a Fleur-de-lys, attached by a shackle to the hooked suspension rod. English (Sussex): 18th century.'
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]
Sussex
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Eighteenth century
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4835.tif - High resolution image
