Boot jack
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
850 x 390 x 430 mm
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Tredegar, Newport
NT 1551973
Caption
A wooden boot jack.
Summary
Boot jack. An ash or beech boot jack with bobbin turned uprights, cross bar and handle. The foot plate has an oval hole and swivels on wooden dowels.
Provenance
Part of the original collection of Tredegar House acquired by the Morgan family prior to 1951 to furnish the property. Acquired by Newport City Council from 1974-2012. On loan, with Tredegar House, from Newport City Council to the National Trust. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.