Pot handle

1750-1850

Measurements

16-3/4 in x 7 in x 2-3/8 in

Materials

Iron

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.4066

Condition Notes

The iron is pitted.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The pot handle, designed to remove handled vessels from a hot fire, has two inwardly curved and tapered arms that join at a simple hinge.  The opposite ends are turned upward to form hooks.