Footwashing Tub

Object/Artifact

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Footwashing Tub

Entry/Object ID

0035.001

Description

"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 oval shaped tub with handles on each end

Use

for footwashing Church of the Brethren in Pennsylvania

Cataloged By

Esther Bittinger

Category

Religious

Acquisition

Accession

0035

Source or Donor

Charles and Belle Whitacre

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Donor Requests: does not want public credit

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT

Category

08--COMMUNICATION ARTIFACT

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Width

1/2 in

Depth

12 in

Length

1/4 in

Dimension Notes

16 1/2" long, 12 1/2" wide, 6 1/4" deep

Material

Galvanized Metal, Metal

Location

Location

Display Case

Room

Big Room

Building

Weaver-Brunk Log House

Inventory

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, Communion, Footwashing

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

Note Type

Information Provided By

Note

Donor and Esther Bittinger

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

April 28, 2008

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

July 18, 2025