N° d'objet
60/20
Description
This is folding mahogany boot remover was donated to the Museum from Avondhu near Stirling, Scotland. It is jointed in the middle, enabling it to be folded, and has two pegs which hold it in place when closed. It was probably for use when travelling.
Description physique
boot remover: wood (mahogany)
Historique d'archive
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Standard museum name: … // Accession number: … // Classification: … // Negative number: … // Acquisition method: … // Acquired from: … // Date: … // Store: … // Condition: … // Recorder: … // Date: … // Description: Made of mahogany and jointed in the middle, so it can be folded away when not in use. Two pegs are attached which hold it in place when closed. When open it forms a shape not unlike a pair of tongs, which facilitates the removal of boots & helps to keep hands clean. Probably for use when travelling. // Dimensions: Max length 28cm. Width when folded 4.5cm. Width when open approx 8.5cm. // Associated information: (1) Boot-jack. Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. An implement of wood or iron to hold the boot while the wearer withdraws his foot, an office usually performed by a servant. Used chiefly for removing any form of high boot. // (2) This actual example shown in photograph – a folding boot-jack. It was opened out and the projecting pieces fitted around the heel and pushed down with the handles. // References: (1) A Dictionary of English Costume: Cunnington and Beard. P22. // (2) Domestic Bygones: Jacqueline Fearn. Shire Album 20.’
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Document électronique
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