Decorative brass warming pan with initials R.C, date of 1779 and location Norwich on it. Notation on back "courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Albertine, but unknown location presently."
From a note attached to the picture: " A brass warming pan with a very attractive cut out design and a handle with a rope twist. Important warming pans gravitate to some of the important antique dealers. The cutout design was attractive and functional. The openings provided a small draft to keep the coals hot as the pan was swept between the sheets to take off the chill of winter nights."
