Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Footwarmer
Object Number:
1953.727
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 6 3/8 in. ( 26.7 x 23.2 x 16.2 cm )
Description:
Molded gourd-shaped yellowware footwarmer with crescent-shaped base; one side rounded and lobed with a leaf motif under bottle neck, the other side shaped with two curved, concave facets; overall, mottled brown glaze (Rockingham).
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
