Hoe

Object/Artifact

Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Hoe

Entry/Object ID

535

Description

Hoe with long wooden modern handle and hand-forged square metal blade with a small notch in corner. A recently handwritten note attached to the hoe reads: SLAVE HOE WITH ROOT CUTTING NOTCH 1850s. (There is no reliable information confirming the suggestion in the note that this was a hoe used by enslaved people nor that the hoe dates to the 1850s. Note attached in Media). The head is not secured to the handle. Be careful when handling.

Acquisition

Accession

608

Source or Donor

Dyke, Ashby

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1850