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Toy foot heater

Applied Arts
Inventory number
2021.12.9.18.AA.BX.C1880.FR
Description
A tiny wooden foot heater, with a metal wire handle ending with an ivory knob, and closing with an ivory hook. A foor heater was a box built for the specific purpose of warming cold feet, traditionally in horse-drawn carriages, with a removable interior tray to hold hot embers.
Materials
Wood
Ivory
Copper wire
Origin
circa 1880 France
Dimensions
Width : 3.5 cm
Length : 4.5 cm
Height : 2.5 cm