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Bed Warmer

 Collection
Identifier: TN027.1

Scope and Contents

A brass bed warmer with wooden handle and hinged lid, etched with a flower motif.

Dates

  • Circa 1800

Extent

1 item(s) (brass; wood; 44" long) : brass; wood ; 44" long

Physical Location

Treat Rotunda

Inscriptions and tags

4.16

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bequeathed by Dr. Lizzie D. R. Atkinson in 1933 as part of the Atkinson-Lancaster collection.

Related Materials

Atkinson-Lancaster

General

May have been one of a pair, according to the 1976 appraisal

Appraisals

Y: 1976 (Roland-Hammond)

Photo

Y

Title type

Descriptive

Culture of Origin

American (North American)

Catalog Date

6/7/2016

Title
Catalog record for Bed Warmer
Author
Initial metadata prepared by Mary Kathryn Menck. EAD record prepared in MarcEdit.
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Fine Art Collections Repository

Contact:
New England Historic Genealogical Society
99-101 Newbury Street
Boston MA 02116-3007 United States
617-536-5740