Bed Warmer

Item Information

Title:
Bed Warmer
Description:
Circular straight sided pan with engraved foliage on the overhanging perforated lid attached by a copper hinge to the brass socket into which the turned wood handle inserts.
Date:
1795–1805
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
brass (alloy)
copper (metal)
engraving (printing process)
wood (plant material)
pans (containers)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
foliation (pattern)
scrolling foliage
Brass
Copper
Stipple Engraved
Foliage
Places:
New Hampshire > Rockingham (county) > Portsmouth
Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Extent:
11 in. x 41.5 in. (W x L)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/5453
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Ralph May
Accession #:
1971.772
Identifier:
5453