Footwashing Tub

Object/Artifact

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Footwashing Tub

Entry/Object ID

0035.001

Description

oval shaped tub with handles on each end

Use

for footwashing Church of the Brethren in Pennsylvania

Context

This item is typical of the tubs used by most of the Brethren churches c. 1800 and ealy 1900 for foot washing (part of the Love Feast communion) Each communicant kneels and washes the feet of another participant; ending with a greeting and kiss

Cataloged By

Esther Landis Bittinger

Category

Religious

Acquisition

Accession

0035

Source or Donor

Charles & Belle Whitacre

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Donor Requests: does not want public credit

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT

Category

08--COMMUNICATION ARTIFACT

Dimensions

Width

12-1/2 in

Depth

6 in

Length

16-1/2 in

Material

Galvanized Metal, Metal

Location

Location

Display Case

Room

Big Room

Building

Weaver-Brunk Log House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 3, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jul 17, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Stains

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Love Feast

Provenance

Notes

old tub belonging to a Church of the Brethren in PA, who decided to replace it

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

10/29/2007

Created By

Sherrie R. Johndrow

Create Date

April 28, 2008

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 16, 2026