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Boot scraper

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-20375

Description

Cast-iron boot scraper. Four-sided tray w/ scalloped band w/ open circles at rim. Scraper is fixed to center of tray and consists of flat bar flanked by scrolled edges. Openwork scroll and quatrefoil design beneath scraper bar.

Details

Descriptive Terms

scrapers (finishing tools)
casting (process)
iron (metal)
Iron
Slip Cast
SCRAPER, BOOT

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5.25 (H), 11.25 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3530

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