Warming Pan Lid
1630 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This brass lid was originally part of an English warming pan. By about 1650 warming pans were common household objects. They were used to warm the bed but they were not left in it. Just before the master or mistress retired, a servant would fill the warming pan with hot coals from the fire and, using a long pole, swiftly stroke the sheets with it. Some dexterity was needed to avoid scorching the linen.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Brass |
| Brief description | Brass warming-pan lid depicting a lion holding a lance and banner, and the inscription GOD.SAVE.KING.CHARLES.1630, English, dated 1630 |
| Physical description | Circular and convex. A crowned lion holding a lance with the banner of St. George, within a ring of small holes, surrounded by the inscription GOD.SAVE.KING.CHARLES.1630 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | GOD.SAVE.KING.CHARLES.1630 (Inscription; decoration; 1630) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs A. Baynes |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This brass lid was originally part of an English warming pan. By about 1650 warming pans were common household objects. They were used to warm the bed but they were not left in it. Just before the master or mistress retired, a servant would fill the warming pan with hot coals from the fire and, using a long pole, swiftly stroke the sheets with it. Some dexterity was needed to avoid scorching the linen. |
| Bibliographic reference | McShane, Angela. 'Subjects and Objects: Material Expressions of Love and Loyalty in Seventeenth-Century England'. In: Journal of British Studies. Vol. 48, no. 4 (Oct., 2009), pp. 871-886. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.42-1932 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2004 |
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