18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY, HISTORICAL TREKKING, AND PERIOD WILDERNESS LIVING.
I assume the ring helped elevate the soles above the residue left by horses and from the contents of chamber pots slung out the windows.
I would imagine so Gorges.Keith.
That particular style can often be seen in paintings of 17th C kitchens. They lift the feet above the floor left hot from the cooking fireplace. Gladstone's Land in Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, have a pair in their kitchen dating to about 1620.
Thank you for this information Rev, I had not considered that.Regards, Keith.
I assume the ring helped elevate the soles above the residue left by horses and from the contents of chamber pots slung out the windows.
ReplyDeleteI would imagine so Gorges.
ReplyDeleteKeith.
That particular style can often be seen in paintings of 17th C kitchens. They lift the feet above the floor left hot from the cooking fireplace. Gladstone's Land in Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, have a pair in their kitchen dating to about 1620.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this information Rev, I had not considered that.
ReplyDeleteRegards, Keith.