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Bootjack

Object Name:
Bootjack
Object ID:
1967.013.16
Place of Origin:
Hanover, NH
Date:
1870-1880
Description:
Bootjack, wood, made by Henry Anthony Rock, Hanover, NH. Decorated with 2 inlaid diamond shapes.Rectangular support block is nailed in place with two nails into top surface near bottom of curved slot between tongues, 0.8" high, edges chamfered.. Flat piece of wood 0.37" thick with two rounded tongues on front end and tapers to narrow end which has two cut-off corners. Semi-gloss surface on top. Long edges are all slightly rounded. Sides of tongue and rounded groove at front are all smooth and rounded.
Material:
Wood
Metal
Dimensions:
H-1.5 W-3 L-10.25 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Ethel Rock Millen
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