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Culture:American
Title:footwarmer
Date Made:19th century
Type:Temperature Control
Materials:base metal: tinned sheet iron; wood
Place Made:United States
Measurements:overall: 5 7/8 in x 9 3/8 in x 8 in; 14.9225 cm x 23.8125 cm x 20.32 cm
Accession Number:  HD 01-SS
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Tin footwarmer with a pierced heart decoration on the tin and four wooden turned posts and frame. Footwarmers, common objects in 18th and 19th century homes, were a portable source of heat for the home, church, or wagon. and had a tin of hot coals placed inside to keep a person's feet warm; very often these coal pans are lost. 18th century examples are rare since pierced tin plate corrodes easily. George Sheldon donated a footwarmer to PVMA, listed in the Kitchen as, "603. Foot Stove with Ash Pan, 1780."

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