Hand warmer in the form of a prayer book
CultureEnglish
OriginLambeth, Greater London, England
PeriodCharles II (1649-1685)
Date1659
MediumDelftware, tin glaze, lead glaze, cobalt oxide, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 13 x 10.8 x 6.5 cm (5 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Markings"L.D/1659"
Initials I.D
Date 1659
DescriptionEnglish Lambeth Delft hand warmer in the form of a prayer book with two clasps. There is a hollow funnel down the spine into which hot water was poured, and then when the book was upturned the water did not leak out. The hand warmer is decorated in blue with a diamond motif, with four tulip heads at the corners and a quarter petalled flower head at top and base corner near the spine.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.511
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English Earthenware - DelftwareStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1741; decorated in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.942
