Fork

Object/Artifact

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Wilson Museum

Name/Title

Fork

Entry/Object ID

w01664

Description

HUE / w01664 Wooden fork from an enslavement ship. Found in wall of Captain's cabin when ship was dismantled. Given by Mrs. R. F. Gilley

Made/Created

Date made

n.d.

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

The captain of the enslavement ship this comes from likely used this fork to eat food of far better quality than anything available to the enslaved Africans below deck. Their food was typically scarce and rotten.