Hand warmer in the shape of a book (perhaps a prayer book)
CultureEnglish
Possible OriginLondon, England
PeriodCharles II (1649-1685)
Date1659
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
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
April or May 1738
Object number: G83.1.910
Artist / Maker: Johann Gottlieb Kirchner
ca.1732-1733
Object number: G08.1.1
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725; decorated in Dresden or Augsburg, ca.1725-1730
Object number: G83.1.899
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1740-1741; decorated in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.942