Shutter hook from Charleston, South Carolina

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A mid-nineteenth century iron shutter hook (or shutter dog) from Charleston, South Carolina. The shutter hook is constructed from two pieces of iron, a decorative scroll plate and a bolt, held together with a screw. The plate is scrolled in opposite directions. The bolt has a rounded shaft and ends in a wide, triangular piece. A white painted rectangle with black, hand painted text on the bottom of the plate near the screw hole reads [R334].

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