Foot Warmer

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Foot Warmer

Entry/Object ID

1922.2.1a-b

Description

Wooden foot warmer with metal insert. The warmer is a red-painted wooden box with holes drilled into the top (and two large splits). A wire handle attaches to either side. Inside the box is a metal dish above a flat sheet of metal.

Context

Poor condition; no known VT connection.

Acquisition

Accession

1922.2

Source or Donor

Fisher, Dorothea Frances Canfield (1879-1958)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Warmer, Foot

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Warmer, Body

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-1/8 in

Width

8-1/4 in

Length

8-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Metal