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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Footrest Used by Franklin Roosevelt
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Footrest Used by Franklin Roosevelt

Artifact IDMO 1947.84.3
Object Type Footstool
Maker (American inventors and manufacturers)
Dateca. 1933-1945
Mediumwood, leather, plastic, metal (iron alloy), paint, rubber, paper
Dimensionsoverall H 6 1/4 in x W 18 1/4 in x D 13 in (15.9 cm x 46.4 cm x 33 cm )
Physical DescriptionA self-adjusting footrest. The footrest has a wood frame and a padded and vegetable-tanned leather covered top panel supported by firm iron alloy springs which allow for flexible support. The leather cover has an embossed reptile pattern, and the top edges of the wood panels are trimmed with plastic secured by finishing nails.

The underside of the footrest is painted black and has round rubber feet in each corner. Adhered to the underside is the manufacturer's label for Roseth & Dahl of Brooklyn, New York that also includes information about the footrest.
Historical NoteThis footrest was used by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the White House.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1947.
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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