Waterford Treasures Collection Shamrock Hand Cooler - TheHand Cooler is a quintessentially Victorian creation - a solid stone or crystal used to 'cool' the hand, to ensure ones handshake was always dry and unclammy.Dec 13, 2013
Waterford Collectables Shamrock Hand Cooler 7cm - Waterford® Crystal
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Hand cooler - Wikipedia
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This small, cooled, egg-shaped item originally made of porcelain, marble, glass or crystal and just slightly smaller than an actual egg would be nestled in the palms of Victorian ladies to ward off the possibility of the social humiliation of a wet, warm handshake.
Hand Coolers can be traced back to the 19th century and the American Victorian Era.
This small, cooled, egg-shaped item originally made of porcelain, marble, glass or crystal and just slightly smaller than an actual egg[1]would be nestled in the palms of Victorian ladies to ward off the possibility of the social humiliation of a wet, warm handshake.
Since extending one's hand was the common gesture for the invitation to dance, hand coolers became invaluable as during that time it was unacceptable for ladies to have hot, sweaty hands. In France during this time period, it was expected that a ladies' hand would be cool and dry when kissed in greeting by an admiring male. This simple fact was made all the more problematic by the fact that women wore layers upon layers of clothing as part of the Victorian Fashions, trapping in body heat. One means of dealing with this social indignity was the hand cooler.
It was also believed that cooling one's hands would help ward off disease and prevent the common issue of fainting from wearing all those heavy clothes. Hand Coolers have become one of the forgotten useful items that fall under the heading of Victorian Decorative Arts and now can only be found as recreations or at auction.[2]
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ABOUT THE BERGSTROMS AND A PASSION FOR PAPERWEIGHTS
Evangeline and John Nelson Bergstrom on the lakeside lawn of their home, which later became the museum.
Evangeline Bergstrom began her love of paperweights as a child. She was born in Ithaca, NY on May 23, 1872 and was the only child of Dr. and Mrs. George W. Hoysradt. During frequent summer visits to her grandmother’s home, she became captivated by a paperweight kept on a table in the parlor. Being able to look at the weight served as young Evangeline’s reward for practicing her piano lesson or reciting a poem. She spent much time studying the beautiful patterns and colors.
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