1800-1850
GUSN-11314
A heavy serpentine horizontal element pieced with two shaved inverted "U" shaped hoops, which are held in place with carved pins. Wrought iron hardware is at the center of the yoke.
yokes (animal equipment)
wood (plant material)
iron (metal)
shaving (process)
wrought
Wood
Iron
Shaved
Wrought
Yoke, Animal
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
50 (W) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1660
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