Bootscraper
mid 19th century
19th Century
10 1/2 in. x 14 1/2 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Household Object
Medium and Support:
iron
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Tatum
Accession Number:
1981.89.1
A black, cast iron foot/bootscraper with elaborately ornamented eagles forming the side supports. Open scrollwork supports the scraper. The base is a heavy dish of cast iron decorated with acanthus leaves.