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Yoke, Animal

Object Name:
Yoke, Animal
Object ID:
1967.055.03
Place of Origin:
Shelburne, NH/Gilead, ME
Date:
circa 1850
Description:
Ox Yoke. Wood. Curved top piece with wrought iron bracket at each end, attached with bolts. Large iron ring in eye of each bracket. U-shaped oxbow inserted into top piece, held in place with a pin and chain.
Material:
Wood
Iron
Dimensions:
H-23 W-32 D-4.5 inches
Provenance:
Probably owned by Eliphalet Burbank (1791-1856) and Betsey L. Burbank (1788-1869), Shelburne, NH, and Gilead, ME, great-grandparents of the donor, Denman B. Wight (1908-1972).
Credit Line:
Gift of Denman B. Wight
Subjects:
Oxen, Ox carts, Yokes
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