Stool
Dateca. 1740
OriginEngland
MediumWalnut, deal or pine (replaced), and tulip poplar (modern)
DimensionsOH: 17 1/2"; seat: 15 3/4" square
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1936-267,1A
DescriptionSquare stool with slipseat; straight seat rails with rounded top edge and ogee shaped ends to support knee brackets, cabriole legs with scrolled knee brackets, pad feet on high plinths.Original slipseat frame of walnut survives with original upholstery foundation (2B). Deal or pine glue blocks (replaced), tulip poplar modern slipseat frame.Mark(s)"I" chiseled into center of one seat rail rabbet.
1710-1730
1750-1780
1750-1770
ca. 1730
ca. 1740
1760-1790
Ca. 1740
1800-1815
Ca. 1770