Foot Warmer - Wood rectangle on top and bottom with four sides of tin. The tin has approximately 42 medium size punched holes on each side; five decortive diamonds made with very small holes (one in each corner and one in the center of each side). The top has two wood braces which are mortised into the sides. Four carved wood posts decorate the corners; all wood pieces are mortised. One side has a tin door with tin hinges to allow coals to be placed inside - no latch is currently in place nor does it look like there was ever a latch. A wire handle is attached by a wire loop secured underneath by a twist of the wire. On the top "W" "W" is carved but looks hand done by an amateur.
Material: wood and tin
Use
By William Winthrop of Cambridage, MA
Collection
Draper Collection
Cataloged By
Gardner-Westcott, Kay
Acquisition
Accession
1958.23
Source or Donor
First Parish Church
Acquisition Method
Loan
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1810
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Signature
Location
On top 11" apart
Transcription
"W"
"W"
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
Search Terms
warmer, Winthrop, Foot warmer, William Winthrop, 1753-1826
Tin is starting to get white powdery; rest is clean and the joints tight
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Aug 12, 2022
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Winthrop, William
Provenance
Notes
Last Owner: By William Winthrop of Cambridage, MA
Draper Collection was given to the First Parish of Wayland, then loaned the Wayland Historical Society and finally given to the Wayland Historical Society.
General Notes
Note
Notes: William Winthrop was employed as an assistant treasurer of Harvard College by John Hancock, the Treasurer, to bring to Philadelphia the financial records of the college so that Hancock could put them in order, an effort that took a long time and aroused much controversy (Sibley-Shipton, Harvard Graduates, 17:460– 463; 13:437–439). His father was Govorner John Winthrop.
Status: OK
Status By: Gardner-Westcott, Kay
Status Date: 2022-08-12
